diff --git a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
index ea4738b2dd..aad9f2b659 100644
--- a/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
+++ b/gapic-generator-java/pom.xml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0-M8</version>
+        <version>3.0.0-M9</version>
         <configuration>
           <additionalClasspathElements>
             <additionalClasspathElement>