diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 6b8608b70..089722113 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.5</version>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Checks copyright / license headers -->