diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 02e0ef6..3aed105 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,48 @@
             <version>5.13.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+
+        <!-- Spring + JPA stack (non-Boot setup) -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+            <version>6.2.7</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+            <version>6.2.7</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
+            <version>6.2.7</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
+            <version>3.3.4</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Hibernate core + SQLite dialects -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hibernate.orm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
+            <version>6.6.1.Final</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hibernate.orm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hibernate-community-dialects</artifactId>
+            <version>6.6.1.Final</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Jakarta Persistence API (usually provided via Hibernate, but include explicitly for compile-time types) -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.persistence</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.persistence-api</artifactId>
+            <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <!-- override dependencies to use newer versions -->