diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 6abad2c74..4d95e1c00 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.16</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <skip>true</skip>
                         </configuration>