diff --git a/android-jain-sip-ext/pom.xml b/android-jain-sip-ext/pom.xml
index 89801d4..f48c140 100644
--- a/android-jain-sip-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/android-jain-sip-ext/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 			<groupId>dnsjava</groupId>
 			<artifactId>dnsjava</artifactId>
 			<version>2.1.7</version>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>