diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f2fcd0e..5d8cfa2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-            <optional>true</optional>
+            <version>1.18.22</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.java-websocket</groupId>