diff --git a/common/common-io/pom.xml b/common/common-io/pom.xml
index 5b8b2d53..1e5c65d2 100644
--- a/common/common-io/pom.xml
+++ b/common/common-io/pom.xml
@@ -14,5 +14,13 @@
     <description>
         The TwelveMonkeys IO support
     </description>
+
+    <dependencies>
+     <dependency>
+      <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+      <artifactId>common-lang</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+     </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
 
 </project>