diff --git a/server/embedded/build.gradle b/server/embedded/build.gradle
index c3f44c42cf..4adac654b4 100644
--- a/server/embedded/build.gradle
+++ b/server/embedded/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ configurations.configureEach {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:${springBootVersion}" // Required for shutdown endpoint
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:${springBootVersion}") {
         exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-json" // Not used (?) and pulls in an old version of Jackson
         exclude group: "jakarta.annotation", module: "jakarta.annotation-api" // Already present in tomcat-annotations-api