diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53328d6625..923c657d7b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+          <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>