Index: /home/jkuhnert/projects/maven-surefire-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/surefire/SurefirePlugin.java
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--- /home/jkuhnert/projects/maven-surefire-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/surefire/SurefirePlugin.java	(revision 417588)
+++ /home/jkuhnert/projects/maven-surefire-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/surefire/SurefirePlugin.java	(working copy)
@@ -441,7 +441,9 @@
 
             if ( testNgArtifact != null )
             {
-                VersionRange range = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec( "[4.7,)" );
+            	addArtifact(surefireBooter, testNgArtifact);
+                
+            	VersionRange range = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec( "[4.7,)" );
                 if ( !range.containsVersion( testNgArtifact.getSelectedVersion() ) )
                 {
                     throw new MojoFailureException(