diff --git a/ivy.xml b/ivy.xml
index 5f7cc16b6..687461c84 100644
--- a/ivy.xml
+++ b/ivy.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
     <!-- findbug dependencies -->
     <dependency org="net.sourceforge.findbugs" name="findbugs" rev="1.3.2" conf="findbugs->default"/>
     <dependency org="net.sourceforge.findbugs" name="findbugs-ant" rev="1.3.2" conf="findbugs->default"/>
-    
+    <!-- dependencies we need to annotate findbug issues -->
+    <dependency org="net.sourceforge.findbugs" name="annotations" rev="1.3.2" conf="default"/>
+    <dependency org="net.sourceforge.findbugs" name="jsr305" rev="1.3.2" conf="default"/>
 
   </dependencies>
 </ivy-module>