diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 392b5c557dc..9ce2e89cb62 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
+    <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>7</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>io.vitess</groupId>
   <artifactId>vitess-parent</artifactId>
   <version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>