diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml

index e12f7e6..bb0745f 100644

--- a/pom.xml

+++ b/pom.xml

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@

     <dependency>

       <groupId>junit</groupId>

       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>

-      <version>4.9</version>

+      <version>4.11</version>

       <scope>test</scope>

     </dependency>

     <dependency>

diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/ExpandTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/ExpandTest.java

index 298cb70..b032da9 100644

--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/ExpandTest.java

+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/ExpandTest.java

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class ExpandTest

      * @return

      */

     private File getTestTargetDir()

+        throws Exception

     {

         return tempFolder.newFolder( TEST_ZIP_TARGET_FOLDER );

     }

diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/reflection/ReflectorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/reflection/ReflectorTest.java

index 6d8cca3..e9e2ca5 100644

--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/reflection/ReflectorTest.java

+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/reflection/ReflectorTest.java

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;

 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

 import static org.apache.maven.shared.utils.testhelpers.ExceptionHelper.*;

@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ public class ReflectorTest

     public void newInstancePublicConstructor()

         throws Exception

     {

-        assertThat( reflector.newInstance( ReflectorTestHelper.class, new Object[]{ "" } ),

-                    is( ReflectorTestHelper.class ) );

+        assertTrue( reflector.newInstance( ReflectorTestHelper.class, new Object[]{ "" } )

+                    instanceof ReflectorTestHelper );

     }

     @Test( expected = NullPointerException.class )

@@ -222,8 +223,8 @@ public class ReflectorTest

     public void getSingletonPublicMethod()

         throws Exception

     {

-        assertThat( reflector.getSingleton( ReflectorTestHelper.class, new Object[]{ "" } ),

-                    is( ReflectorTestHelper.class ) );

+        assertTrue( reflector.getSingleton( ReflectorTestHelper.class, new Object[]{ "" } )

+                    instanceof ReflectorTestHelper );

     }

     @Test( expected = NullPointerException.class )

@@ -252,8 +253,8 @@ public class ReflectorTest

     public void getSingletonNonStaticMethod()

         throws Exception

     {

-        assertThat( reflector.getSingleton( ReflectorTestHelper.class, new Object[]{ "", Boolean.FALSE } ),

-                    is( ReflectorTestHelper.class ) );

+        assertTrue( reflector.getSingleton( ReflectorTestHelper.class, new Object[]{ "", Boolean.FALSE } )

+                    instanceof ReflectorTestHelper );

     }

     //// invoke( Object, String, Object[] )

@@ -866,8 +867,8 @@ public class ReflectorTest

     public void invokeStaticPublicMethod()

         throws Exception

     {

-        assertThat( reflector.invokeStatic( ReflectorTestHelper.class, "getInstance", new Object[]{ "" } ),

-                    is( ReflectorTestHelper.class ) );

+        assertTrue( reflector.invokeStatic( ReflectorTestHelper.class, "getInstance", new Object[]{ "" } )

+                    instanceof ReflectorTestHelper );

     }

     @Test( expected = NullPointerException.class )

@@ -896,9 +897,9 @@ public class ReflectorTest

     public void invokeStaticNonStaticMethod()

         throws Exception

     {

-        assertThat(

-            reflector.invokeStatic( ReflectorTestHelper.class, "getInstance", new Object[]{ "", Boolean.FALSE } ),

-            is( ReflectorTestHelper.class ) );

+        assertTrue(

+            reflector.invokeStatic( ReflectorTestHelper.class, "getInstance", new Object[]{ "", Boolean.FALSE } )

+            instanceof ReflectorTestHelper );

     }

     //// getConstructor( Class, Class[] )