diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4d1da0a..58889185 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
 
+  <dependencies>
+    <!-- 20-Apr-2024, tatu: JUnit4 no longer from jackson-base, so: -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  
   <build>
     <plugins>