diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4270a72..c00400b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <!-- testing -->
         <mockk.version>1.13.8</mockk.version>
         <springmockk.version>4.0.2</springmockk.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 
         <!-- required, because there is an additional main method (see VerySimpleExample.kt) -->
         <start-class>de.larmic.kotlindsl.example.ApplicationKt</start-class>