diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6001f1c..09c389f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         "required": false
       }
     },
-    "generator": ">=1.8.27 <2.0.0",
+    "generator": ">=1.8.27",
     "filters": [
       "@asyncapi/generator-filters"
     ],
diff --git a/template/pom.xml b/template/pom.xml
index 2d56f9be..32fb8cf3 100644
--- a/template/pom.xml
+++ b/template/pom.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,19 @@
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>{%- if params.springBoot2 %}2.7.15{% else %}3.1.3{% endif %}</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>surefire-junit4</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/parameters.test.js.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/parameters.test.js.snap
index 75c56281..a6c99873 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/parameters.test.js.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/parameters.test.js.snap
@@ -128,10 +128,23 @@ exports[`integration tests for generated files under different template paramete
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.1.3</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>surefire-junit4</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-</project>"
+</project>
+"
 `;
 
 exports[`integration tests for generated files under different template parameters should generate spring 2 code with parameter 1`] = `