diff --git a/modules/yugabytedb/build.gradle b/modules/yugabytedb/build.gradle
index 1fcecad0c9e..68a6f03abc7 100644
--- a/modules/yugabytedb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/yugabytedb/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':jdbc')
     testImplementation project(':jdbc-test')
     // YCQL driver
-    implementation 'com.yugabyte:java-driver-core:4.6.0-yb-11'
+    compileOnly 'com.yugabyte:java-driver-core:4.6.0-yb-11'
+    testImplementation 'com.yugabyte:java-driver-core:4.6.0-yb-11'
     // YSQL driver
     testImplementation 'com.yugabyte:jdbc-yugabytedb:42.3.4'
 }