diff --git a/sdk-full/src/main/java/module-info.java b/sdk-full/src/main/java/module-info.java
index ca83e70ce0..78bae4012b 100644
--- a/sdk-full/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/sdk-full/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     requires org.bouncycastle.pkix;
     requires org.bouncycastle.provider;
     requires org.slf4j;
-    requires static transitive java.annotation;
+    requires static java.annotation;
 
     exports com.hedera.hashgraph.sdk;
     exports com.hedera.hashgraph.sdk.logger;
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/module-info.java b/sdk/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 53eda2345f..7fc611967b 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     requires org.bouncycastle.pkix;
     requires org.bouncycastle.provider;
     requires org.slf4j;
-    requires static transitive java.annotation;
+    requires static java.annotation;
 
     exports com.hedera.hashgraph.sdk;
     exports com.hedera.hashgraph.sdk.proto;