Index: maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ScmCheckModificationsPhaseTest.java
===================================================================
--- maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ScmCheckModificationsPhaseTest.java	(revision 728739)
+++ maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ScmCheckModificationsPhaseTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</a>
  */
 public class ScmCheckModificationsPhaseTest
-    extends PlexusTestCase
+    extends AbstractReleaseTestCase
 {
     private ReleasePhase phase;
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@
 
         setChangedFiles( releaseDescriptor, Collections.EMPTY_LIST );
 
-        phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
-        phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
         // successful execution is verification enough
         assertTrue( true );
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@
         setChangedFiles( releaseDescriptor, Arrays.asList( new String[] { "release.properties", "pom.xml.backup",
             "pom.xml.tag", "pom.xml.next" } ) );
 
-        phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
-        phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
         // successful execution is verification enough
         assertTrue( true );
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.execute( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects( "scm-commit/", "single-pom", false ) );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 
         try
         {
-            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+            phase.simulate( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
             fail( "Status check should have failed" );
         }
@@ -366,4 +366,10 @@
         releaseDescriptor.setWorkingDirectory( getTestFile( "target/test/checkout" ).getAbsolutePath() );
         return releaseDescriptor;
     }
+    
+    private List createReactorProjects()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        return createReactorProjects( "scm-commit/", "single-pom", false );
+    }
 }
Index: maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManagerTest.java
===================================================================
--- maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManagerTest.java	(revision 728739)
+++ maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManagerTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.config.ReleaseDescriptorStoreStub;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.env.DefaultReleaseEnvironment;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.exec.MavenExecutor;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractReleaseTestCase;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.IsScmFileSetEquals;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.ReleasePhase;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.ReleasePhaseStub;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</a>
  */
 public class DefaultReleaseManagerTest
-    extends PlexusTestCase
+    extends AbstractReleaseTestCase
 {
     private ReleaseDescriptorStoreStub configStore;
 
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@
         ScmManagerStub stub = (ScmManagerStub) lookup( ScmManager.ROLE );
         stub.setScmProvider( (ScmProvider) scmProviderMock.proxy() );
 
-        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
         assertTrue( true );
     }
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@
         ReleaseResult result = new ReleaseResult();
         
         result = releaseManager.performWithResult( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(),
-                                                   new ArrayList(), null );
+                                                   createReactorProjects(), null );
         assert( result.getOutput().length() > 0 );
     }  
 
@@ -464,7 +466,7 @@
 
         releaseDescriptor.setUseReleaseProfile( false );
 
-        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
         assertTrue( true );
     }
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@
         ScmManagerStub stub = (ScmManagerStub) lookup( ScmManager.ROLE );
         stub.setScmProvider( (ScmProvider) scmProviderMock.proxy() );
 
-        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
         assertTrue( true );
     }
@@ -531,7 +533,7 @@
 
         releaseDescriptor.setUseReleaseProfile( false );
 
-        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
         assertTrue( true );
     }
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@
         configStore.getReleaseConfiguration().setCompletedPhase( "end-release" );
         releaseManager.setConfigStore( configStore );
 
-        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), null );
+        releaseManager.perform( releaseDescriptor, new DefaultReleaseEnvironment(), createReactorProjects() );
 
         assertTrue( true );
     }
@@ -795,4 +797,10 @@
 
         FileUtils.forceDelete( checkoutDir );
     }
+    
+    private List createReactorProjects()
+    throws Exception
+{
+    return createReactorProjects( "scm-commit/", "single-pom", false );
 }
+}