diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bd444cfae2..f07d4b7ace6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.19.1</version>
+        <version>2.22.2</version>
         <configuration>
           <argLine>
             -Xmx1g