diff --git a/server/skillhub-app/pom.xml b/server/skillhub-app/pom.xml
index a946bf3f..876d9ddc 100644
--- a/server/skillhub-app/pom.xml
+++ b/server/skillhub-app/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>