diff --git a/pmd/pom.xml b/pmd/pom.xml
index e4cfe993fd..0bcdede1a9 100644
--- a/pmd/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd/pom.xml
@@ -646,11 +646,13 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
             <version>1.8.1</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
             <version>1.7.1</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
@@ -691,6 +693,7 @@
             <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
             <version>9.1.0.8</version>
             <classifier>dom</classifier>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mozilla</groupId>
@@ -701,6 +704,7 @@
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
             <version>4.11</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
diff --git a/pmd/src/site/markdown/changelog.md b/pmd/src/site/markdown/changelog.md
index e50bcf2e88..95dda5ea67 100644
--- a/pmd/src/site/markdown/changelog.md
+++ b/pmd/src/site/markdown/changelog.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 * [#1231](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1231/): No Error Message on Missing Rule
 * [#1233](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1233/): UnusedPrivateMethod: False positive : method called on returned object. 
 * [#1234](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1234/): Unused private methods still giving false positives in 5.1.3 snapshot
+* [#1235](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1235/): scope dependencies in POM file
 
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