diff --git a/domino-jnx-commons/pom.xml b/domino-jnx-commons/pom.xml
index b70c2035..55080bf6 100644
--- a/domino-jnx-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/domino-jnx-commons/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- used commonly downstream, useful for development toolchains-->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
+      <version>3.0.2</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <finalName>${jar.finalName}</finalName>