diff --git a/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 4aa9bf432a..531c328d43 100644
--- a/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml b/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml
index e1a9543fed..a5afc518d2 100644
--- a/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml
+++ b/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>