diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 592ec10c32b2fe774f5802601e88a82dc289fbd8..6d46ddd2ddb79343a57f30c565205c690786758f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.8.1</version>
+          <version>2.10</version>
           <configuration>
             <systemPropertyVariables>
               <java.io.tmpdir>${project.build.directory}</java.io.tmpdir>