diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fe73616f..a18dc0c2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.2</version>
+          <version>3.5.3</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>