diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index c7eed5ad0..a4d9d022f 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+            <artifactId>struts2-cdi-plugin</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-codebehind-plugin</artifactId>