diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f7f1f93b..2c1bf2d8e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.22.2</version>
+          <version>3.1.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <argLine>
               --illegal-access=permit