diff --git a/binding-parent/datastore-specific-descriptor/src/main/resources/assemblies/datastore-specific-assembly.xml b/binding-parent/datastore-specific-descriptor/src/main/resources/assemblies/datastore-specific-assembly.xml
index 66a90ca0097b80c45d296bbe3951edc9fbe4d9cd..9939c805b4dce664e93ff1f609654c241767bc5b 100644
--- a/binding-parent/datastore-specific-descriptor/src/main/resources/assemblies/datastore-specific-assembly.xml
+++ b/binding-parent/datastore-specific-descriptor/src/main/resources/assemblies/datastore-specific-assembly.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
         <include>com.yahoo.ycsb:core</include>
       </includes>
       <scope>provided</scope>
+      <useTransitiveFiltering>true</useTransitiveFiltering>
     </dependencySet>
     <dependencySet>
       <outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory>