diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 016f6bd..12f928e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.2</version>
+                <version>3.5.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- Ensure sequential test class execution to prevent S3Mock port conflicts -->
                     <parallel>none</parallel>