diff --git a/chapter-2/chapter-2-simple-project/pom.xml b/chapter-2/chapter-2-simple-project/pom.xml
index 0d6e64ea..a0595ba7 100644
--- a/chapter-2/chapter-2-simple-project/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-2/chapter-2-simple-project/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml b/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml
index 72c73979..860ccc67 100644
--- a/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
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   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml
index 012ad347..f314d725 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
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   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml
index 56366bac..9950f0c8 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
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   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml
index e4ed562b..f8e88b17 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
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   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml
index e0578b51..d01d0258 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
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-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
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   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml
index 13e018ad..be4fa566 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
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   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml
index 9c755e7e..ed5e1b3f 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
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     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml
index e3115362..cb8976ce 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-cloud-config/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-cloud-config/pom.xml
index 427e148d..731c9d68 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-cloud-config/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-cloud-config/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
 
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-config/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-config/pom.xml
index 15766df8..8b790fde 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-config/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-config/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
 
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml
index 6bacbb3c..e5a87dd3 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-debug/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-debug/pom.xml
index 5730bc4e..63ff49b6 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-debug/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-debug/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-monitoring/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-monitoring/pom.xml
index b842e463..da9f3373 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-monitoring/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-monitoring/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
 
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml
index ca8a87da..7236f16d 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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   <dependencyManagement>
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