diff --git a/nexus-migration-plugin-test-harness/pom.xml b/nexus-migration-plugin-test-harness/pom.xml
index 72cdec9eb8..6954ec1f38 100644
--- a/nexus-migration-plugin-test-harness/pom.xml
+++ b/nexus-migration-plugin-test-harness/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.5</version>
         <configuration>
           <forkMode>always</forkMode>
         </configuration>