diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ab26014..c9d8989 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
 
   <!--  Testing Dependencies  -->
@@ -101,14 +101,16 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <argLine>--add-exports java.base/sun.security.x509=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports java.base/sun.security.util=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>
           <properties>
-            <property>listener</property>
-            <value>io.fusionauth.http.BaseTest$TestListener</value>
+            <property>
+              <name>listener</name>
+              <value>io.fusionauth.http.BaseTest$TestListener</value>
+            </property>
           </properties>
-          <excludedGroups>performance</excludedGroups>
+          <excludedGroups>performance,timeouts</excludedGroups>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>