diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a768a49..e070f88e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.5</version>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Ensure compilation is done under Java 8 in all environments -->