diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6aa93f5915..72ce4c013e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@
                 <version>${dependency.alfresco-server-root.version}</version>
                 <type>war</type>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.alfresco.services</groupId>
+                <artifactId>alfresco-events</artifactId>
+                <version>1.2.5</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
                 <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>