diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 9667d409..273f735e 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.2</version>
+                <version>3.5.6</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
         <testResources>