diff --git a/core-services/boundary-service/pom.xml b/core-services/boundary-service/pom.xml
index 867135c9ae..c99388a0f2 100644
--- a/core-services/boundary-service/pom.xml
+++ b/core-services/boundary-service/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- Bean Validation API support -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>