diff --git a/playground/java/ivy.xml b/playground/java/ivy.xml
index 2d98e5f4b..df8e65b29 100644
--- a/playground/java/ivy.xml
+++ b/playground/java/ivy.xml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
     <dependency org="net.sf" name="functionalj" rev="latest.integration" />
     <dependency org="net.sf" name="sam" rev="latest.integration" />
     <dependency org="edu.mit.broad" name="picard" rev="latest.integration" />
+    <dependency org="junit" name="junit" rev="4.4" />
   </dependencies>
 </ivy-module>