diff --git a/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefireBooter.java b/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefireBooter.java
index 11d9fd4519..b2e18f1c4c 100644
--- a/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefireBooter.java
+++ b/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefireBooter.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class SurefireBooter
 
         surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( mavenRepoLocal, "junit/jars/junit-3.8.1.jar" ).getPath() );
 
-        surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( mavenRepoLocal, "surefire/jars/surefire-1.1.jar" ).getPath() );
+        surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( mavenRepoLocal, "surefire/jars/surefire-1.2-SNAPSHOT.jar" ).getPath() );
 
         surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( basedir, "target/classes/" ).getPath() );
 
diff --git a/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefirePlugin.java b/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefirePlugin.java
index f61c527cd6..246befa791 100644
--- a/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefirePlugin.java
+++ b/maven-mboot2/src/main/java/SurefirePlugin.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class SurefirePlugin
 
         surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( mavenRepoLocal, "junit/jars/junit-3.8.1.jar" ).getPath() );
 
-        surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( mavenRepoLocal, "surefire/jars/surefire-1.1.jar" ).getPath() );
+        surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( mavenRepoLocal, "surefire/jars/surefire-1.2-SNAPSHOT.jar" ).getPath() );
 
         surefireBooter.addClassPathUrl( new File( classesDirectory ).getPath() );