diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9b3fa0..11d035f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.4.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>3.2.0</buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>
     <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.1.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+    <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
     <hpi-plugin.version>3.48</hpi-plugin.version>
     <incrementals-enforce-minimum.version>1.0-beta-4</incrementals-enforce-minimum.version>
     <incrementals-plugin.version>1.7</incrementals-plugin.version>
@@ -155,7 +156,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
         <artifactId>hamcrest</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2</version>
+        <version>${hamcrest.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+        <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${hamcrest.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jenkins-ci</groupId>