diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9dd55c50541..1e652e6d5ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.1</version>
+                    <version>3.5.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>