diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 33e12a73b..4ec5b96b6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Airbase 126
 
 * Fix the way locale information is passed to maven-surefire-plugin
+* Plugin downgrades:
+  - Surefire 3.0.0-M5 (from 3.0.0-M6)
 
 Airbase 125
 
diff --git a/airbase/pom.xml b/airbase/pom.xml
index ea63de1ab..6f2ee1f4f 100644
--- a/airbase/pom.xml
+++ b/airbase/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 
         <!-- Plugin versions used in multiple places -->
         <dep.plugin.scm.version>1.8.1</dep.plugin.scm.version>
-        <dep.plugin.surefire.version>3.0.0-M6</dep.plugin.surefire.version>
+        <dep.plugin.surefire.version>3.0.0-M5</dep.plugin.surefire.version>
 
         <!-- Packaging for the tarball deployment -->
         <dep.packaging.version>0.163</dep.packaging.version>