diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5743fd4..05fd478f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <build-alias>b000</build-alias>
     <wala.version>1.6.7</wala.version>
     <spotless.version>2.43.0</spotless.version>
-    <maven.surefire.version>3.3.1</maven.surefire.version>
+    <maven.surefire.version>3.5.2</maven.surefire.version>
     <parallel>both</parallel>
     <logging.config.file>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/logging.properties</logging.config.file>
   </properties>
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@
         <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${spotless.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17.1</version>
-      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
   <build>