--- a/activemq-protobuf-test/pom.xml
+++ b/activemq-protobuf-test/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.activemq.protobuf</groupId>
       <artifactId>activemq-protobuf</artifactId>
+      <scope>system</scope>
+      <systemPath>${basedir}/../activemq-protobuf/target/activemq-protobuf-1.1.jar</systemPath>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>