[MCOMPILER-523] Test with Maven 3.9.0 and fix the failing IT (#176)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
index 103392e..71a27fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-verify.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@
       jdk-distribution-matrix: '[ "temurin", "zulu", "microsoft", "adopt-openj9" ]'
       jdk-matrix: '[ "8", "11", "17", "18" ]' # "19-ea"
       matrix-exclude: '[{ "jdk": "8", "distribution": "microsoft"},{ "jdk": "19-ea", "distribution": "microsoft"},{ "jdk": "18", "distribution": "microsoft"},{ "jdk": "19-ea", "distribution": "adopt-openj9"},]'
-      maven-matrix: '[ "3.3.9", "3.6.3", "3.8.6" ]'  # Maven versions matrix for verify builds
+      maven-matrix: '[ "3.3.9", "3.8.7", "3.9.0" ]'  # Maven versions matrix for verify builds
diff --git a/src/it/MCOMPILER-481-requires-static-included/pom.xml b/src/it/MCOMPILER-481-requires-static-included/pom.xml
index a395992..5bcd1bc 100644
--- a/src/it/MCOMPILER-481-requires-static-included/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MCOMPILER-481-requires-static-included/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
             <release>11</release>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <!-- TODO: This IT fails with surefire 3.x -->
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.2</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>