diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 146b0a7..c9fa8ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.5</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>