diff --git a/spring-core/spring-core.gradle b/spring-core/spring-core.gradle
index aaf884b1bf2..8616f8b5c74 100644
--- a/spring-core/spring-core.gradle
+++ b/spring-core/spring-core.gradle
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ dependencies {
 	optional("io.netty:netty-buffer")
 	testCompile("io.projectreactor:reactor-test")
 	testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:${tomcatVersion}")
+	testCompile("javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.3.2")
 	testCompile("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2")
 	testCompile("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-matchers:2.6.2")
 	testCompile("javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api:2.3.1")