diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0039ReleasePomInReactorTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0039ReleasePomInReactorTest.java
index 7492f6e0f5..404bd02cfa 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0039ReleasePomInReactorTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0039ReleasePomInReactorTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class MavenIT0039ReleasePomInReactorTest
 {
     public MavenIT0039ReleasePomInReactorTest()
     {
-        super( ALL_MAVEN_VERSIONS );
+        super( "[2.0,3.0-alpha-1)" );
     }
 
     /**