diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9211d24bc0..3c4f04e75b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.7.2</version>
+          <version>2.8</version>
           <configuration>
             <systemPropertyVariables>
               <java.io.tmpdir>${project.build.directory}</java.io.tmpdir>