diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 247f241..ffe154e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,20 @@
       <version>1.7.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
+    <!-- SQLite for database connection tests -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
+      <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
+      <version>3.7.2</version>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Database Connection Pool Manager -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>c3p0</groupId>
+      <artifactId>c3p0</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.1.2</version>
+    </dependency>
+
     <!-- solr dependency -->
     <!--
     <dependency>