diff --git a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index d534716..842cd67 100644
--- a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@
 			<version>1.0.0</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<artifactId>rome</artifactId>
+					<groupId>net.java.dev.rome</groupId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>rome</groupId>