diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04ecd3f..74b0198 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   </contributors>
   
   <properties>
+    <surefire.version>2.21.0</surefire.version>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
     <javaVersion>7</javaVersion>
   </properties>