diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ee1a587f..68af4f0d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Issue Fixes
 
 - Fix for `Document.getFields()` not returning iterable fields
+- Fix for failing tests on systems with non-ENGLISH locale #994
 
 ## Release 4.3.0 - Jul 1, 2024
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index deed19961..afa08434e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <argLine>@{argLine} -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=US</argLine>
+                    </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>