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 54ca87eb8204..6a5a1b171181 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.airlift</groupId>
         <artifactId>airbase</artifactId>
-        <version>135</version>
+        <version>136</version>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>io.trino</groupId>
@@ -2208,6 +2208,13 @@
                                 <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>