Index: pom.xml
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diff -u -r20ad3e360458c0fee24e1a6bd73baa8e3d0636b2 -rc84ca8b1cce7bc090c8b7fcbb12fc3c7f75be6d2
--- pom.xml	(.../pom.xml)	(revision 20ad3e360458c0fee24e1a6bd73baa8e3d0636b2)
+++ pom.xml	(.../pom.xml)	(revision c84ca8b1cce7bc090c8b7fcbb12fc3c7f75be6d2)
@@ -242,6 +242,18 @@
                     <toplevelArtifactId>myTopLevelId</toplevelArtifactId>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <systemPropertyVariables>
+                        <db.username>${db.username}</db.username>
+                        <db.password>${db.password}</db.password>
+                    </systemPropertyVariables>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
 
     </build>