diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf6423a14..23d5c5998 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.2</version>
+                    <version>3.5.4</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <groups>unit</groups>
                         <excludedGroups>failing</excludedGroups>