diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23a16a279..86dede97c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.16</version>
+          <version>2.17</version>
           <configuration>
             <forkCount>4</forkCount>
             <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>