diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index 50bddc3..f6cef7b 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
       </plugin>
       <!-- Enable liberty-maven plugin -->
       <plugin>