diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c7d75e4f..a5f86c25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin> <!-- for test running -->
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.4</version>
+				<version>3.5.6</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>