diff --git a/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml b/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml
index d52daccd3..68bc35aca 100644
--- a/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/embeddedjsp/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.2</version>
+                <version>2.19.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <additionalClasspathElements>
                         <element>target/test-classes/jsps.jar</element>