diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd848b146f..32af315685 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     <maven.bundle.plugin.version>5.1.9</maven.bundle.plugin.version>
     <maven.buildhelper.plugin.version>3.6.0</maven.buildhelper.plugin.version>
     <maven.jar.plugin.version>3.4.1</maven.jar.plugin.version>
-    <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.2.5</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
+    <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.6.0</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
     <maven.scr.plugin.version>1.26.4</maven.scr.plugin.version>
     <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.3.1</maven.resources.plugin.version>
     <maven.release.plugin.version>3.0.1</maven.release.plugin.version>