The maven team is pleased to announce the Maven Test Plug-in 1.7-SNAPSHOT release! http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/test/ Run JUnit tests. Changes in this version include: New Features: o Added maven.junit.forkmode property o Added testnotmatchpattern that can be used in test:match Fixed bugs: o Deprecated testmatch property by testmatchpattern to allow more complex patterns in test:match Issue: MPTEST-48. Changes: o Allow multiple patterns in testmatchpattern and testnotmatchpattern o Deprecate dependency handle To automatically install the plugin, type the following on a single line: maven plugin:download -DgroupId=maven -DartifactId=maven-test-plugin -Dversion=1.7-SNAPSHOT For a manual installation, you can download the plugin here: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/java-repository/maven/plugins/maven-test-plugin-1.7-SNAPSHOT.jar Have fun! -The maven team