diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 424144cc..345184d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+                    <version>3.5.2</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <includes>
                             <include>**/**.java</include>