diff --git a/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-executable/pom.xml b/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-executable/pom.xml
index 255d3f62..948f8df0 100644
--- a/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-executable/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-executable/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.1.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-ignorable/pom.xml b/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-ignorable/pom.xml
index 03381ce9..8d3de191 100644
--- a/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-ignorable/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/src/it/minvoker-140-ignorable/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.1.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/verify.bsh b/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/verify.bsh
deleted file mode 100644
index aa7e7b8d..00000000
--- a/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/verify.bsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-import java.io.*;
-import java.util.*;
-import java.util.regex.*;
-
-import org.codehaus.plexus.util.*;
-
-try
-{
-    File executableProjectReport = new File( basedir, "target/invoker-reports/BUILD-minvoker-140-executable.xml" );
-    System.out.println( "Checking for existence of minvoker-140-executable report file: " + executableProjectReport );
-    if ( !executableProjectReport.exists() )
-    {
-        System.out.println( "FAILED!" );
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    File ignorableProjectReport = new File( basedir, "target/invoker-reports/BUILD-minvoker-140-ignorable.xml" );
-    System.out.println( "Checking for non-existence of minvoker-140-ignorable report file: " + ignorableProjectReport );
-    if ( ignorableProjectReport.exists() )
-    {
-        System.out.println( "FAILED!" );
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-catch( Throwable t )
-{
-    t.printStackTrace();
-    return false;
-}
-
-return true;
diff --git a/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/verify.groovy b/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/verify.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aab48ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/invocation-cmdline-exclude/verify.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+assert new File(basedir, 'target/invoker-reports/BUILD-minvoker-140-executable.xml').exists()
+assert !new File(basedir, 'target/invoker-reports/BUILD-minvoker-140-ignorable.xml').exists()
+