diff --git a/impl/README.md b/impl/README.md
index b65ef65c1..1c3d9dfc0 100644
--- a/impl/README.md
+++ b/impl/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ This SDK is modular by design—pull in only what you need:
     * **serverlessworkflow-impl-function** Function support. 
     * **serverlessworkflow-impl-template-resolver** JaxRS URI template implementation. 
     * **serverlessworkflow-impl-json** Json common utilities shared by all modules in this list
+    * **serverlessworkflow-impl-cron** Cron parsing
     
 * **serverlessworkflow-impl-http**
   HTTP `Call` task handler, based on Jax-RS client
diff --git a/impl/core/pom.xml b/impl/core/pom.xml
index 1d3587aae..3ff80e8b8 100644
--- a/impl/core/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
             <groupId>com.github.f4b6a3</groupId>
             <artifactId>ulid-creator</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.cronutils</groupId>
-            <artifactId>cron-utils</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java
index c5da66600..b4b86e2bc 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/WorkflowApplication.java
@@ -48,12 +48,15 @@
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.resources.ResourceLoaderFactory;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.resources.URITemplateResolver;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.AllStrategyCorrelationInfoFactory;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolver;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolverFactory;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.DefaultWorkflowScheduler;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.InMemoryAllStrategyCorrelationInfo;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.WorkflowScheduler;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.schema.SchemaValidator;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.schema.SchemaValidatorFactory;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -68,6 +71,8 @@
 import java.util.ServiceLoader.Provider;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ public class WorkflowApplication implements AutoCloseable {
   private final CloudEventPredicateFactory cloudEventPredicateFactory;
   private final AllStrategyCorrelationInfoFactory allStrategyCorrelationInfoFactory;
   private final WorkflowLifeCycleCloudEventFactory lifeCycleCloudEventFactory;
+  private final ScheduledExecutorService schedulerExecutorService;
 
   private WorkflowApplication(Builder builder) {
     this.taskFactory = builder.taskFactory;
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ private WorkflowApplication(Builder builder) {
     this.cloudEventPredicateFactory = builder.cloudEventPredicateFactory;
     this.allStrategyCorrelationInfoFactory = builder.allStrategyCorrelationInfoFactory;
     this.lifeCycleCloudEventFactory = builder.lifeCycleCloudEventFactory;
+    this.schedulerExecutorService = builder.schedulerExecutorService;
   }
 
   public TaskExecutorFactory taskFactory() {
@@ -259,6 +266,8 @@ public SchemaValidator getValidator(SchemaInline inline) {
     private CloudEventPredicateFactory cloudEventPredicateFactory;
     private AllStrategyCorrelationInfoFactory allStrategyCorrelationInfoFactory;
     private WorkflowLifeCycleCloudEventFactory lifeCycleCloudEventFactory;
+    private CronResolverFactory cronResolverFactory;
+    private ScheduledExecutorService schedulerExecutorService;
 
     private Builder() {
       ServiceLoader.load(NamedWorkflowAdditionalObject.class)
@@ -413,6 +422,11 @@ public Builder withLifeCycleCloudEventFactory(
       return this;
     }
 
+    public Builder withCronResolverFactory(CronResolverFactory cronResolverFactory) {
+      this.cronResolverFactory = cronResolverFactory;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     public WorkflowApplication build() {
 
       if (modelFactory == null) {
@@ -452,8 +466,31 @@ public WorkflowApplication build() {
       if (idFactory == null) {
         idFactory = new MonotonicUlidWorkflowInstanceIdFactory();
       }
+
       if (scheduler == null) {
-        scheduler = new DefaultWorkflowScheduler();
+        if (cronResolverFactory == null) {
+          cronResolverFactory =
+              loadFirst(CronResolverFactory.class)
+                  .orElseGet(
+                      () ->
+                          new CronResolverFactory() {
+                            private CronResolver emptyResolver =
+                                new CronResolver() {
+                                  @Override
+                                  public Optional<Duration> nextExecution() {
+                                    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                                        "Missing CronResolverFactory, please add serverlessworkflow-impl-cron dependency to your classpath");
+                                  }
+                                };
+
+                            @Override
+                            public CronResolver parseCron(String cron) {
+                              return emptyResolver;
+                            }
+                          });
+        }
+        schedulerExecutorService = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
+        scheduler = new DefaultWorkflowScheduler(schedulerExecutorService, cronResolverFactory);
       }
       schedulerListener = new SchedulerListener(scheduler);
       listeners.add(schedulerListener);
@@ -532,6 +569,9 @@ public void close() {
       }
       listenersByPriority.clear();
     }
+    if (this.schedulerExecutorService != null) {
+      schedulerExecutorService.shutdownNow();
+    }
   }
 
   public WorkflowPositionFactory positionFactory() {
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronResolverFactory.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronResolverFactory.java
index 4c67f062b..5be71bbec 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronResolverFactory.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronResolverFactory.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler;
 
-public interface CronResolverFactory {
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.ServicePriority;
+
+public interface CronResolverFactory extends ServicePriority {
   CronResolver parseCron(String cron);
 }
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/DefaultWorkflowScheduler.java b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/DefaultWorkflowScheduler.java
index f7fcf85a0..cc0eb907e 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/DefaultWorkflowScheduler.java
+++ b/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/DefaultWorkflowScheduler.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowDefinition;
 import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.WorkflowInstance;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ public class DefaultWorkflowScheduler extends ExecutorServiceWorkflowScheduler {
 
   private final CronResolverFactory cronFactory;
 
-  public DefaultWorkflowScheduler() {
-    this(Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(), new CronUtilsResolverFactory());
-  }
-
   public DefaultWorkflowScheduler(
       ScheduledExecutorService service, CronResolverFactory cronFactory) {
     super(service);
diff --git a/impl/cron/pom.xml b/impl/cron/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53094624e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/cron/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
+    <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl</artifactId>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+  <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-cron</artifactId>
+  <name>Serverless Workflow :: Impl :: Cron</name>
+  <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.cronutils</groupId>
+        <artifactId>cron-utils</artifactId>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
+         <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-core</artifactId>
+      </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronUtilsResolver.java b/impl/cron/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/cron/CronUtilsResolver.java
similarity index 91%
rename from impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronUtilsResolver.java
rename to impl/cron/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/cron/CronUtilsResolver.java
index fcb7086b1..2ce36b311 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronUtilsResolver.java
+++ b/impl/cron/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/cron/CronUtilsResolver.java
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler;
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.cron;
 
 import com.cronutils.model.Cron;
 import com.cronutils.model.time.ExecutionTime;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolver;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Optional;
diff --git a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronUtilsResolverFactory.java b/impl/cron/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/cron/CronUtilsResolverFactory.java
similarity index 83%
rename from impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronUtilsResolverFactory.java
rename to impl/cron/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/cron/CronUtilsResolverFactory.java
index 3facca0e9..c5b9f5e42 100644
--- a/impl/core/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/scheduler/CronUtilsResolverFactory.java
+++ b/impl/cron/src/main/java/io/serverlessworkflow/impl/cron/CronUtilsResolverFactory.java
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler;
+package io.serverlessworkflow.impl.cron;
 
 import com.cronutils.model.CronType;
 import com.cronutils.model.definition.CronDefinitionBuilder;
 import com.cronutils.parser.CronParser;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolver;
+import io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolverFactory;
 
-class CronUtilsResolverFactory implements CronResolverFactory {
+public class CronUtilsResolverFactory implements CronResolverFactory {
 
   private final CronParser cronParser;
 
diff --git a/impl/cron/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolverFactory b/impl/cron/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolverFactory
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..846dc6696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/impl/cron/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/io.serverlessworkflow.impl.scheduler.CronResolverFactory
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+io.serverlessworkflow.impl.cron.CronUtilsResolverFactory
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/impl/jackson/pom.xml b/impl/jackson/pom.xml
index 1a4176fdf..ec4b6d19c 100644
--- a/impl/jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/jackson/pom.xml
@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@
         <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
         <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-lifecycle-events</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
+        <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-cron</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/impl/pom.xml b/impl/pom.xml
index 8399933f5..8ff34aad6 100644
--- a/impl/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/pom.xml
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@
                 <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-a2a</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
+                <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-cron</artifactId>
+                <version>${project.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.thisptr</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-jq</artifactId>
@@ -231,5 +236,6 @@
         <module>grpc</module>
         <module>openapi-jackson</module>
         <module>a2a</module>
+        <module>cron</module>
     </modules>
 </project>
diff --git a/impl/test/pom.xml b/impl/test/pom.xml
index 165ef1a98..18f12414a 100644
--- a/impl/test/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/test/pom.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
             <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
             <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-grpc</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
+            <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-cron</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>