diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10d78b331..c306ebd1c 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17</version>
+        <version>2.18.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <argLine>-Duser.language=en -Duser.country=US -XX:-UseSplitVerifier</argLine>
           <additionalClasspathElements>