diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a9cee98cab..08ba3d0031 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<junit.platform.version>1.0.0-M3</junit.platform.version>
+		<junit.jupiter.version>5.0.0-M3</junit.jupiter.version>
 	</properties>
 	
 	<dependencies>
@@ -70,49 +72,49 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-platform-console</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-platform-commons</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-platform-launcher</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-platform-runner</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-			<version>5.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-			<version>5.0.0-M3</version>
+			<version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -306,7 +308,28 @@
  						</goals>
  					</execution>
  				</executions>
- 			</plugin>			
+ 			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.19</version>
+
+				<configuration>
+					<properties>
+						<excludeTags>${skipTestTag}</excludeTags>
+					</properties>
+				</configuration>
+				
+				<dependencies>
+					<dependency>
+						<groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+						<artifactId>junit-platform-surefire-provider</artifactId>
+						<version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
+					</dependency>
+				</dependencies>
+			</plugin>
+	  
 		</plugins>
 	</build>