diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 388ed11..66b7955 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8</version>
     <relativePath>../pom/maven/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</artifactId>
         <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-plugin-testing-harness</artifactId>
+        <version>${pluginTestingHarnessVersion}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-descriptor</artifactId>
@@ -214,7 +220,17 @@
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
+  <dependencies>
+    <!-- misc -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
   <properties>
     <pluginToolsVersion>2.2-SNAPSHOT</pluginToolsVersion>
+    <pluginTestingHarnessVersion>1.2-SNAPSHOT</pluginTestingHarnessVersion>
   </properties>
 </project>