diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef8e658efa3..b1fa3d63528 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <maven-toolchains-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-toolchains-plugin.version>
     <plugin-tools-javadoc.version>3.5.2</plugin-tools-javadoc.version>
     <spotless-maven-plugin.version>3.9.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
-    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.6.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 
     <!-- Pin output timestamp to make the Java build reproducible -->
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>1723122283</project.build.outputTimestamp>