Add the below code snippet inside pom.xml file
<build>
<!-- Source directory configuration -->
<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
<plugins>
<!-- Following plugin executes the testng tests -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.19.1</version>
<configuration>
<!-- Suite testng xml file to consider for test execution -->
<suiteXmlFiles>
<suiteXmlFile>testng.xml</suiteXmlFile>
</suiteXmlFiles>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Compiler plugin configures the java version to be used for compiling the code -->
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<source>1.8</source>
<target>1.8</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
Now run from project root in command prompt or terminal
>mvn clean install