diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d27eeb4..f4957e19 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <forkMode>once</forkMode>
                     <childDelegation>false</childDelegation>