diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b75e02783a2c..8f46e6576407 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         <jetty.version>9.4.45.v20220203</jetty.version>
 
         <!-- build plugin dependencies-->
-        <maven.surefire.version>3.0.0-M5</maven.surefire.version>
+        <maven.surefire.version>3.1.2</maven.surefire.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <checkstyle.version>8.42</checkstyle.version>
-        <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.7</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
+        <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.10</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${maven.surefire.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
-                        <argLine>${argLine}</argLine>
                         <excludes>
                             <exclude>**/*StabilityTest.java</exclude>
                             <exclude>**/*StabilityTests.java</exclude>