You want to exclude a transitive dependency from a Spring Boot starter in your pom.xml. How do you do this?

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You want to exclude a transitive dependency from a Spring Boot starter in your pom.xml. How do you do this?

ARemove the dependency from <code>pom.xml</code> entirely

BSet the dependency scope to <code>provided</code>

CUse the <code><exclusions></code> tag inside the dependency to specify the artifact to exclude

DAdd the dependency again with <code><optional>true</optional></code>

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand transitive dependencies in Maven
Dependencies can bring other dependencies automatically (transitive).
Step 2: Use <exclusions> to exclude unwanted transitive dependencies
Inside the dependency block, <exclusions> specifies which transitive dependencies to skip.
Final Answer:
Use the <exclusions> tag inside the dependency to specify the artifact to exclude -> Option C
Quick Check:
Exclude transitive dependencies with <exclusions> [OK]

Quick Trick: Exclude transitive dependencies using tag [OK]

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