diff --git a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
index 44491b496b2..09f4489bc2b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>rome</groupId>
 			<artifactId>rome</artifactId>
-			<version>0.9</version>
+			<version>1.0</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.el</groupId>