diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index d3435a1fdc..d323196380 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.jface.databinding;bundle-version="1.9.0",
  org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable,
- org.eclipse.jdt.annotation;resolution:=optional,
+ org.eclipse.jdt.annotation;bundle-version="2.3.0";resolution:=optional,
  org.eclipse.core.databinding.property;bundle-version="1.6.0",
  org.eclipse.ui;bundle-version="3.109.0"
 Import-Package: org.eclipse.core.runtime;version="3.5.0",
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/build.properties b/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/build.properties
index 4e60c0539a..f2ea400c1e 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/build.properties
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.tools.layout.spy/build.properties
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                about.html,\
                icons/
 src.includes = about.html
+jars.extra.classpath=platform:/plugin/org.eclipse.jdt.annotation