diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35457ec2d2..8adf3460fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.4.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <frontend-version>1.12.1</frontend-version>
     <gmavenplus-plugin.version>3.0.0</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
+    <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
     <hpi-plugin.version>3.46</hpi-plugin.version>
     <incrementals-enforce-minimum.version>1.0-beta-4</incrementals-enforce-minimum.version>
     <incrementals-plugin.version>1.6</incrementals-plugin.version>
@@ -187,7 +188,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
         <artifactId>hamcrest</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2</version>
+        <version>${hamcrest.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+        <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${hamcrest.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jenkins-ci</groupId>