[MRAR-78] - IT's failing based on missing TLSv1.2 configuration
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e58e7a1..a5f19a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
               <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
               <configuration>
+                <properties>
+                  <!-- e.g. ensure that Java7 picks up TLSv1.2 when connecting with Central -->
+                  <https.protocols>${https.protocols}</https.protocols>
+                </properties>
                 <goals>
                   <goal>clean</goal>
                   <goal>package</goal>