diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1c118b..92c0d6b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.8.1</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
-        <maven.surefire.plugin.version>2.22.2</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
+        <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.5.6</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
         <cyclonedx.maven.plugin.version>2.8.1</cyclonedx.maven.plugin.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.85</bouncycastle.version>
     </properties>