diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c39574a4..339348f7f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -242,10 +242,9 @@
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-
-                    <!-- Using 2.1.3 because of http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MSUREFIRE-114 -->
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.1.3</version>
+                    <version>2.3</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <includes>
                             <include>**/*Test.java</include>