diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65c5fec..dacaf0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <!-- Only required if names of spec classes don't match default Surefire patterns (`*Test` etc.) -->
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.4</version>
+        <version>3.6.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <useFile>false</useFile>
           <includes>