diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index 964f7f9..1981c18 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -198,6 +198,17 @@
             </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <usedDependencies combine.children="append">
+              <usedDependency>com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-core</usedDependency>
+              <usedDependency>com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl</usedDependency>
+              <usedDependency>com.sun.activation:javax.activation</usedDependency>
+            </usedDependencies>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>
@@ -397,5 +408,17 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jaxb-core</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sun.activation</groupId>
+      <artifactId>javax.activation</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>