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[] )