diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c7c815..ff48fa5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         <checksyle.version>8.41.1</checksyle.version>
 
         <!-- override of Jacoco properties defined in CP52 -->
+        <commons.jacoco.version>0.8.6</commons.jacoco.version>
         <commons.jacoco.classRatio>0.95</commons.jacoco.classRatio>
         <commons.jacoco.instructionRatio>0.85</commons.jacoco.instructionRatio>
         <commons.jacoco.methodRatio>0.85</commons.jacoco.methodRatio>