diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0aaec0ee..01c5daab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 			<!-- surefire -->
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.3</version>
+				<version>3.5.6</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}/surefire-workingdir</workingDirectory>
 				</configuration>