Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12:test (default-test) on project.

Question

I have been trying from a couple of days to resolve the following error but I am unable to resolve it :(

My module\'s pom.xml file is:

Answer 1

It may be better to set the surefire-plugin version in the parent pom, otherwise including it as a dependency will override any configuration (includes file patterns etc) that may be inherited, e.g. from Spring Boots spring-boot-starter-test pom using pluginManagement

    
        
            
                org.apache.maven.plugins
                maven-surefire-plugin
                2.22.0