diff --git a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
index aaa4f717df..1f63a2c9ad 100644
--- a/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-lang-test/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
         <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
         <version>6.30.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <build>