diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc6520a1..ab1a8c1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.4.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-resources-plugin.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-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     <maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.19.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
     <pmd.version>6.53.0</pmd.version>