diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f377749c9..25ba7b476d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1859,6 +1859,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <servelet.jsp.version>2.2.1</servelet.jsp.version>
+        <testng.version>6.1.1</testng.version>
         <carbon.kernel.version>4.4.26</carbon.kernel.version>
         <carbon.kernel.version.range>[4.4.0, 5.0.0)</carbon.kernel.version.range>
         <carbon.p2.plugin.version>1.5.4</carbon.p2.plugin.version>