diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-consumers/archiva-consumer-archetype/src/main/resourcesstatic/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-consumers/archiva-consumer-archetype/src/main/resourcesstatic/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index c257ba208..48544b1e3 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-consumers/archiva-consumer-archetype/src/main/resourcesstatic/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-consumers/archiva-consumer-archetype/src/main/resourcesstatic/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.17</version>
+          <version>2.18.1</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>