diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a464171..c1110950 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ not datatype, data format, or JAX-RS provider modules.
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
+  <!-- 20-Apr-2024, tatu: JUnit4 no longer from jackson-base, so: -->
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
   <!-- Alas, need to include snapshot reference since otherwise can not find
        snapshot of parent... -->
   <!-- 14-Jul-2022, tatu: Worse. We need both "new" and "old" Snapshot repositories