diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdb4e2ee..c3c5e419 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
     use same background color as main content. (PR #268; issue #254)
 - JIDE Common Layer: Support `JideButton`, `JideLabel`, `JideSplitButton`,
   `JideToggleButton` and `JideToggleSplitButton`.
+- JIDE Common Layer: The library on Maven Central no longer depends on
+  `com.jidesoft:jide-oss:3.6.18` to avoid problems when another JIDE library
+  should be used. (issue #270)
 - Support running in [JetBrains Projector](https://jetbrains.com/projector/).
 
 #### Fixed bugs
diff --git a/flatlaf-jide-oss/build.gradle.kts b/flatlaf-jide-oss/build.gradle.kts
index faf975e4..a11b7d28 100644
--- a/flatlaf-jide-oss/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/flatlaf-jide-oss/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
 	implementation( project( ":flatlaf-core" ) )
-	implementation( "com.jidesoft:jide-oss:3.6.18" )
+
+	// use compileOnly() because there are various JIDE libraries available on Maven Central
+	compileOnly( "com.jidesoft:jide-oss:3.6.18" )
 }
 
 java {