diff --git a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
index f87a7c67e..e3f4d8479 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
      <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.2</version>
+      <version>4.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.3.2</version>
+          <version>3.7.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>1.8</source>
             <target>1.8</target>
@@ -132,17 +132,17 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.12</version>
+          <version>2.20.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.12</version>
+          <version>2.20.1</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>