Additional Classpath Elements

If you need to put more stuff in your classpath when Surefire executes (e.g some funky resources or a container special jar), we normally recommend you add it to your classpath as a dependency. Consider deploying shared jars to a private remote repository for your organization.

But, if you must, you can use the additionalClasspathElements element to add custom resources/jars to your classpath.

<project>
  [...]
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <additionalClasspathElements>
                <additionalClasspathElement>path/to/additional/resources</additionalClasspathElement>
                <additionalClasspathElement>path/to/additional/jar</additionalClasspathElement>
          </additionalClasspathElements>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
  [...]
</project>