diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 21089c33d..538ceb22a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.11</version>
+          <version>2.12</version>
           <configuration>
             <redirectTestOutputToFile>${surefire.redirectTestOutputToFile}</redirectTestOutputToFile>
             <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>