diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dff1f5a..ef8dc37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.5</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>