diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml
index d6bc61dbc0..e13b268c78 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.22.2</version>
+				<version>3.1.2</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.22.2</version>
+				<version>3.1.2</version>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml
index d1b0cbaf50..1dae169f19 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
 							<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
 							<version>3.1.2</version>
 						</plugin>
+
+						<plugin>
+							<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+							<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>3.1.2</version>
+						</plugin>
 					</plugins>
 				</pluginManagement>
 			</build>