diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d135efd9b..598dcc7ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@
         <jdk>[1.5,1.8]</jdk>
       </activation>
       <properties>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
       </properties>
     </profile>
     <!-- Add doclint -->