diff --git a/cloudslang-tests/pom.xml b/cloudslang-tests/pom.xml
index 601839954e..4c9c721d0f 100644
--- a/cloudslang-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/cloudslang-tests/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-dependency-plugin.version}</version>
+                <version>2.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>analyze dependencies</id>