diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e96ef0..9af0f3d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.0</version>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <argLine>${failsafe.jacoco.args}</argLine>
                     <groups>contract</groups>