diff --git a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testng-simple/pom.xml b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testng-simple/pom.xml
index 3712728786..5c6c057517 100644
--- a/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testng-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testng-simple/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   </profiles>
 
   <properties>
-     <testNgVersion>5.7</testNgVersion>
+     <testNgVersion>7.7.0</testNgVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <build>