diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47e37106..eb881434 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Ensure compilation is done under Java 8 in all environments -->