diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 679bf2648b0..44b884c5b5f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@
               <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                    <version>3.1.2</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <!-- locale settings must be set on the command line before startup -->
                         <!-- set default options -->