diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44eb995318..10e05a9866 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@
     </contributor>
   </contributors>
 
+  <prerequisites>
+    <maven>3.2.5</maven>
+  </prerequisites>
+
   <modules>
     <module>versions-api</module>
     <module>versions-common</module>