diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 285d3553b..ab49913ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.10</version>
+                <version>2.17</version>
                 <configuration>
                    <runOrder>alphabetical</runOrder>
                 </configuration>