diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c3d8fc74..541c56afd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <gson.version>2.10.1</gson.version>
     <guice.version>5.1.0</guice.version>
     <system-lambda.version>1.1.0</system-lambda.version>
-    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M7</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M8</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <license-maven-plugin.version>4.1</license-maven-plugin.version>
     <urm-maven-plugin.version>2.1.1</urm-maven-plugin.version>