diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c9288f7..c57034b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
     <james.jdkim.version>0.3</james.jdkim.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
-    <maven.failsafe.plugin.version>2.22.2</maven.failsafe.plugin.version>
+    <maven.failsafe.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.failsafe.plugin.version>
     <subethasmtp.version>3.1.7</subethasmtp.version>
   </properties>