diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9abf91924f..d60ef4b61c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <keytool.maven.plugin.version>1.6</keytool.maven.plugin.version>
     <build.helper.maven-plugin.version>3.3.0</build.helper.maven-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.10.1</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
-    <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M8</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
+    <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M9</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
     <maven.failsafe.plugin.version>3.0.0-M8</maven.failsafe.plugin.version>
     <maven.gpg.plugin.version>3.0.1</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
     <maven.jar.plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.jar.plugin.version>