diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9ba4b9..cb1906d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         <maven-dependency.version>3.3.0</maven-dependency.version>
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <rat-plugin.version>0.13</rat-plugin.version>
-        <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M6</surefire.plugin.version>
+        <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M9</surefire.plugin.version>
         <testng.version>7.6.0</testng.version>
         <assembly.plugin.version>3.3.0</assembly.plugin.version>