diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5493a81f4..67a61f9f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
     <!-- end copy -->
+    <prerequisites>
+        <maven>2.2.1</maven>
+    </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>