diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a8354e14..f8128dc17 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@
                 <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
                     <name>Dependency Check</name>
+                    <failBuildOnCVSS>11</failBuildOnCVSS>
                 </configuration>
                 <reportSets>
                     <reportSet>