diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a9db531aa..7f55bcbbe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
             <version>2.11.0</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.adobe.xmp</groupId>
+            <artifactId>xmpcore</artifactId>
+            <version>5.1.2</version>
+        </dependency>        
 
         <!-- special setup for dependencies not found in maven repository
         to installed in local repository -->