diff --git a/owasp-suppressions.xml b/parent/owasp-suppressions.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from owasp-suppressions.xml
rename to parent/owasp-suppressions.xml
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index e845c17bd8cc..e8128bf913a8 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -1924,7 +1924,7 @@
                             <!-- fail on every finding -->
                             <failBuildOnCVSS>0</failBuildOnCVSS>
 
-                            <suppressionFile>dependency-check-suppressions.xml</suppressionFile>
+                            <suppressionFile>${project.basedir}/owasp-suppressions.xml</suppressionFile>
 
                             <!-- limit to maven project running without prev. install -->
                             <centralAnalyzerEnabled>true</centralAnalyzerEnabled>