diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eb6e7c2e630..60ffcce1fef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@
     <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.3.1</maven.resources.plugin.version>
     <maven.shade.plugin.version>3.5.1</maven.shade.plugin.version>
     <maven.source.plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.source.plugin.version>
-    <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.2.1</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
+    <!-- do not upgrade as jpms issue with ee10 annotations -->
+    <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
     <maven.version>3.9.0</maven.version>
     <maven.war.plugin.version>3.4.0</maven.war.plugin.version>
     <mina.core.version>2.2.3</mina.core.version>