diff --git a/.github/bin/download-maven-dependencies.sh b/.github/bin/download-maven-dependencies.sh
index f64fb9ec15b7..73331c43efa9 100755
--- a/.github/bin/download-maven-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/bin/download-maven-dependencies.sh
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ $RETRY $MAVEN_ONLINE -B -P ci,errorprone-compiler ${MAVEN_GIB} -Dgib.disable de.
 # TODO: Remove next step once https://github.com/qaware/go-offline-maven-plugin/issues/28 is fixed
 # trino-pinot overrides some common dependency versions, focus on it to make sure those overrides are downloaded as well
 $RETRY $MAVEN_ONLINE -B -P ci,errorprone-compiler ${MAVEN_GIB} -Dgib.disable de.qaware.maven:go-offline-maven-plugin:resolve-dependencies -pl ':trino-pinot'
+
+# Add more dynamic dependencies in the configuration section of the go-offline-maven-plugin in the root pom.xml
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 759c54b40662..f9655724697f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 
         <dep.docker.images.version>77</dep.docker.images.version>
 
+        <dep.plugin.surefire.version>3.0.0</dep.plugin.surefire.version>
+
         <!--
           America/Bahia_Banderas has:
            - offset change since 1970 (offset Jan 1970: -08:00, offset Jan 2018: -06:00)
@@ -2331,6 +2333,13 @@
                                 <type>jar</type>
                                 <repositoryType>MAIN</repositoryType>
                             </DynamicDependency>
+                            <DynamicDependency>
+                                <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>junit-platform-launcher</artifactId>
+                                <version>1.9.2</version> <!-- legacy version which Surefire seems to need for some reason -->
+                                <type>jar</type>
+                                <repositoryType>MAIN</repositoryType>
+                            </DynamicDependency>
                         </dynamicDependencies>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>