diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d43d06eda2045d8dfabd4129b00b1856ef055b73..624ca329202e46d32974518af8ca2616d3ef73e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.6</version>
+          <version>2.7.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <systemPropertyVariables>
               <java.io.tmpdir>${project.build.directory}</java.io.tmpdir>