diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 3e348c6ec9b..c4c0cd40b4d 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.2</version>
                     <dependencies>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>