diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d63e98a1b..60409c26e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
         <version.resteasy>6.2.2.Final</version.resteasy>
         <version.shrinkwrap>1.2.6</version.shrinkwrap>
         <!--         Using an older plugin version to have compatibility with older maven version -->
-        <version.surefire.plugin>3.5.6</version.surefire.plugin>
+        <version.surefire.plugin>3.6.0</version.surefire.plugin>
         <version.war.plugin>3.5.1</version.war.plugin>
         <version.weld>6.0.4.Final</version.weld>
 
diff --git a/rts/lra-examples/coordinator-quarkus/pom.xml b/rts/lra-examples/coordinator-quarkus/pom.xml
index a956059927..acbfc16b46 100644
--- a/rts/lra-examples/coordinator-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/rts/lra-examples/coordinator-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
     <narayana.nodename.property>CoreEnvironmentBean.nodeIdentifier</narayana.nodename.property>
     <quarkus.http.port>8080</quarkus.http.port>
-    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</surefire-plugin.version>
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.6.0</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>