diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 431438610a..bd9bb3ffad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <scm.url>https://github.com/DependencyTrack/hyades.git</scm.url>
 
     <skipITs>true</skipITs>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>