diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f029b7..609a7be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
                 <!-- Unit test runner -->
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <useSystemClassLoader>false</useSystemClassLoader>
                     <argLine>${surefire.jacoco.args}</argLine>