diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a21a568fe..dfd425ef0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
             <!-- Test Phase -->
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipTests>${skipUTs}</skipTests>
                 </configuration>