diff --git a/spoon-pom/pom.xml b/spoon-pom/pom.xml
index 0e748d066c2..ae01ab320c8 100644
--- a/spoon-pom/pom.xml
+++ b/spoon-pom/pom.xml
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.1</version>
+                    <version>3.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>