diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a0ae792..bf8b48c 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ dependencies {
    // needed for the resource files which are loaded into java light tests
    testImplementation(libs.test.kotest.framework.api)
    testImplementation(libs.test.kotest.assertions.core)
-   implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.8.1")
+   compileOnly("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.8.1")
 }
 
 sourceSets {