diff --git a/chapter-2/chapter-2-simple-project/pom.xml b/chapter-2/chapter-2-simple-project/pom.xml
index a0595ba7..fe8fd95d 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>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
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   </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 c39f53dd..3d2a660c 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 9e4e406a..913cff65 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>
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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 8be116ee..8feb03dd 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 ee0aa465..b8bbc93d 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>
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-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</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 650f09f6..4926f549 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>
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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 2d25e5dd..1e84c221 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>
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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 08320475..cc2c90ad 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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-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
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   </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 009bb4fa..c14be2f1 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>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
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   </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 731c9d68..bc3fe788 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>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</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 8b790fde..adbe8481 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>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</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 e9ea253f..7ecfc51e 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>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
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   <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 63ff49b6..b5ed10ef 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>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</surefire-plugin.version>
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   <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 da9f3373..9e30af8d 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 @@
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     <quarkus.platform.version>2.16.12.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
 
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</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 1eaa5810..d16e7830 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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