diff --git a/mysql-plugin/pom.xml b/mysql-plugin/pom.xml
index f691a15f2..0d10047ea 100644
--- a/mysql-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/mysql-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <!-- test dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cdap.plugin</groupId>
@@ -123,4 +122,21 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <profiles>
+  <profile>
+    <id>skipTests</id>
+    <build>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.2</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <skipTests>true</skipTests>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </build>
+  </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>