diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index da3765a..1823403 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
+    <!-- Access the pom.xmll to read the version -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.4</version>
+    </dependency>
+
     <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.h2database/h2 -->
 
     <dependency>