diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b824b6e1cf331b98585e4c4855c67bee1a604adc..1c8d706c8bc4586c33ab06d9460145bbfd3b7995 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
             <groupId>org.bioimageanalysis.icy</groupId>
             <artifactId>ezplug</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.python</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jython</artifactId>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <repositories>