diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f0b6387c..c631f22ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>19.0</version>
+            <version>17.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>