diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4d522b8..a34f911 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   </distributionManagement>
   <properties>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
+    <surefire.version>2.21.0</surefire.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>