diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9cfd6eed0..eb1e6b57f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -397,8 +397,11 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
+
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.12.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>**/Abstract*</exclude>