diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 513214b308a5da5a119d90cfcd99ab7be352ee12..4dc4ab2ddc64dede3f2ad7384e6e5c35508e81bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.7.1</version>
+          <version>2.7.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <systemPropertyVariables>
               <java.io.tmpdir>${project.build.directory}</java.io.tmpdir>
+              <forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>3600</forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>
             </systemPropertyVariables>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>