diff --git a/dhis-2/pom.xml b/dhis-2/pom.xml
index 123adb8b00db..af4c3f3b50df 100644
--- a/dhis-2/pom.xml
+++ b/dhis-2/pom.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
     <jakarta.persistence-api.version>3.2.0</jakarta.persistence-api.version>
 
     <!-- Maven plugin versions -->
-    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.16.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-exec-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-exec-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>