diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdc2dd01..41119b4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.5</version>
+        <version>3.5.6</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>de.thetaphi</groupId>