diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08ec95c..f3af4ec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
 	    <artifactId>ehcache</artifactId>
 	    <version>2.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.typesafe.akka</groupId>
+      <artifactId>akka</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1.1</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>