diff --git a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
index 325753ec50..7346535e24 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
       <version>3.0</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency> 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
+      <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
+      <version>1.6</version>
+      <optional>true</optional>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-asm</artifactId>