diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d46dc21..08ff0f72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <!-- keep aligned with gRPC/Arrow -->
         <netty-bom.version>4.2.17.Final</netty-bom.version>
 
-        <plugin.surefire.version>3.5.6</plugin.surefire.version>
+        <plugin.surefire.version>3.6.0</plugin.surefire.version>
         <plugin.jacoco.version>0.8.15</plugin.jacoco.version>
         <plugin.checkstyle.version>3.6.0</plugin.checkstyle.version>
         <plugin.javadoc.version>3.12.0</plugin.javadoc.version>