diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 38fda12d..f555b9d1 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <properties>
         <sqlite4java.version>1.0.392</sqlite4java.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
         <ddbec.version>2.0.3</ddbec.version>
diff --git a/sdk1/pom.xml b/sdk1/pom.xml
index fcad07ac..22f9c376 100644
--- a/sdk1/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk1/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-jxr-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-jxr-plugin.version>
         <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     </properties>