diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
index a18e20f97..d3741cb08 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-dep</artifactId>
-			<version>4.8.2</version>
+			<version>4.10</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
index 7762e9750..556b9f594 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<version>2.4</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.5</source>
 					<target>1.5</target>
@@ -139,13 +139,15 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.8</version>
+				<version>2.12</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<useFile>false</useFile>
 					<includes>
 						<include>**/*Tests.java</include>
 					</includes>
-					<junitArtifactName>junit:junit</junitArtifactName>
+					<junitArtifactName>junit:junit-dep</junitArtifactName>
+					<parallel>methods</parallel>
+					<threadCount>5</threadCount>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>