diff --git a/scriptbuilder/pom.xml b/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
index cf48e0c48e..77b3c8e19b 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
+++ b/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
             <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- only required for Pems.java and only writing a private key file -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+            <artifactId>bcprov-jdk16</artifactId>
+            <version>1.46</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>