diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1f5db9cf7..1df8bcdd51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <groups>${test.groups}</groups>
                     </configuration>