diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 07cea23b..a598013c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.3</version>
+          <version>3.5.4</version>
           <configuration>
             <argLine>-Xmx1024m</argLine>
             <reportNameSuffix>sponge_log</reportNameSuffix>