diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 698bc1473..c4851268e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     <tycho-extras-version>1.2.0</tycho-extras-version>
     <gson-version>2.8.2</gson-version>
     <spotbugs-maven-plugin-version>3.1.6</spotbugs-maven-plugin-version>
-    <maven-surefire-report-plugin-version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-report-plugin-version>
+    <maven-surefire-version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin-version>3.8.0</maven-compiler-plugin-version>
 
     <!-- Properties to enable jacoco code coverage analysis -->
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.21.0</version>
+          <version>${maven-surefire-version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <forkCount>${test-fork-count}</forkCount>
             <reuseForks>true</reuseForks>
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven-surefire-report-plugin-version}</version>
+          <version>${maven-surefire-version}</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${maven-surefire-report-plugin-version}</version>
+        <version>${maven-surefire-version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <aggregate>true</aggregate>
           <alwaysGenerateSurefireReport>false</alwaysGenerateSurefireReport>