boolean updateScope = false;
        Artifact farthestArtifact = farthest.getArtifact();
        Artifact nearestArtifact = nearest.getArtifact();

        /* farthest is runtime and nearest has lower priority, change to runtime */
        if (Artifact.SCOPE_RUNTIME.equals(farthestArtifact.getScope())
                && (Artifact.SCOPE_TEST.equals(nearestArtifact.getScope())