diff --git a/xmppserver/pom.xml b/xmppserver/pom.xml
index 2af1cdec53..6af7ebc727 100644
--- a/xmppserver/pom.xml
+++ b/xmppserver/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.4</version>
+                        <version>3.5.6</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <systemPropertyVariables>
                                 <log4j.configurationFile>${project.build.directory}/test-classes/log4j2-test-mvn.xml</log4j.configurationFile>
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <version>3.5.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <log4j.configurationFile>${project.build.directory}/test-classes/log4j2-test-mvn.xml</log4j.configurationFile>