diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml
index ef0e2da058..ae161162e6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-examples/kubernetes-leader-election-example/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.1.2</version>
+				<version>3.5.1</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>