Maven 3 and JUnit 4 compilation problem: package org.junit does not exist

Question

I am trying to build a simple Java project with Maven. In my pom-file I declare JUnit 4.8.2 as the only dependency. Still Maven insists on using JUnit version 3.8.1. How do

Answer 1

Add this dependency to your pom.xml file:

http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit-dep/4.8.2

    junit
    junit-dep
    4.8.2