diff --git a/binders/kafka-binder/pom.xml b/binders/kafka-binder/pom.xml
index da470cb71..a72f4bcec 100644
--- a/binders/kafka-binder/pom.xml
+++ b/binders/kafka-binder/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+					<version>3.0.0-M7</version><!-- @releaser:version-check-off -->
 					<configuration>
 						<redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
 					</configuration>
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index 9c9410fd7..969bd4491 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+				<version>3.0.0-M7</version><!-- @releaser:version-check-off -->
 				<configuration>
 					<redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
 				</configuration>