diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 206cf3a4..497af62d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
             <version>42.2.18</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Unit Testing Libraries -->