diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee6eeb13..40711eff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
     <artifactId>simple-maven-project-with-tests</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.18.1</version>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>