diff --git a/alfresco-transformer-base/pom.xml b/alfresco-transformer-base/pom.xml
index a53d7a85..265fef49 100644
--- a/alfresco-transformer-base/pom.xml
+++ b/alfresco-transformer-base/pom.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
             <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
             <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
+            <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
+            <version>2.6</version>
+        </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>