diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f326c33..73b06304 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
 		<!-- Maven Plugin Versions -->
 		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
-		<maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.18.1</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
-		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+		<maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
+		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<fabric8.maven.plugin.version>4.4.0</fabric8.maven.plugin.version>
 		<groovy.version>2.4.12</groovy.version>
 		<restassured.version>3.0.2</restassured.version>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-leader/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-leader/pom.xml
index 4993a376..1f708a0c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-leader/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-leader/pom.xml
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.22.2</version>
+				<version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.22.2</version>
+				<version>${maven-failsafe-plugin.version}</version>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>