diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e8edcd6a30..75b6b502665 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
       </plugin>
 
       <plugin>
diff --git a/xchange-stream-bitmex/pom.xml b/xchange-stream-bitmex/pom.xml
index 11fbf15628a..a38364767b1 100644
--- a/xchange-stream-bitmex/pom.xml
+++ b/xchange-stream-bitmex/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <excludes>
                                 <exclude>**/*IT.java</exclude>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <includes>
                                 <include>**/*IT.java</include>