diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e71b133..b88c241 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
         <!-- plugin versions -->
         <flatten-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</flatten-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>