diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1a7ba16f..e00ea4f16 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>2.45</jersey.version>
         <swagger.version>2.2.55</swagger.version>
+        <junit.jupiter.version>6.1.3</junit.jupiter.version>
     </properties>
 
     <developers>
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.ee8</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jetty-ee8-jspc-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.6.0</version> <!-- Override inherited 2.17 to enable JUnit 5 tests -->
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
@@ -128,6 +133,19 @@
             <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <!-- Required by plain-JUnit-4 *BackwardCompatibilityTest classes -->
+            <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <profiles>