diff --git a/google-http-client/pom.xml b/google-http-client/pom.xml
index 056803579..5ff0a0d2d 100644
--- a/google-http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/google-http-client/pom.xml
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@
             </goals>   
           </execution>
         </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <instructions>
+            <Import-Package>javax.annotation;resolution:=optional</Import-Package>
+          </instructions>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>