diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b337eaa..6951775 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <packageurl.version>1.5.0</packageurl.version>
         <junit-pioneer.version>2.2.0</junit-pioneer.version>
 
-        <surefire.version>3.3.1</surefire.version>
+        <surefire.version>3.5.1</surefire.version>
 
         <artifactsDir>target/distributions</artifactsDir>
         <executable-suffix></executable-suffix>