diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng5224InjectedSettings.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng5224InjectedSettings.java
index cf6e61aaa6..e0fff00621 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng5224InjectedSettings.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng5224InjectedSettings.java
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public class MavenITmng5224InjectedSettings
 
     public MavenITmng5224InjectedSettings()
     {
-        // olamy probably doesn't work with 3.x before 3.0.4
-        super( "[2.0.3,3.0-alpha-1),[3.0.4,)" );
+        // olamy probably doesn't work with 3.x before 3.0.5
+        super( "[2.0.3,3.0-alpha-1),[3.0.5,)" );
     }
 
 
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ public class MavenITmng5224InjectedSettings
 
         Verifier verifier = newVerifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
 
-        verifier.getCliOptions().add( "-U" );
         verifier.getCliOptions().add( "--settings" );
         verifier.getCliOptions().add( "settings.xml" );
         //verifier.
diff --git a/its/pom.xml b/its/pom.xml
index c43ae1aa3b..44c264a484 100644
--- a/its/pom.xml
+++ b/its/pom.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ under the License.
     <url>https://builds.apache.org/hudson/view/M-R/view/Maven/job/core-integration-testing-maven-3-trunk/</url>
   </ciManagement>
 
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.11</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+
   <repositories>
     <repository>
       <id>apache.snapshots</id>