diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f684c4d8d..9a6ff97ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <gmavenplus-plugin.version>5.0.0</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
diff --git a/reference/rest/pom.xml b/reference/rest/pom.xml
index eb117f838..192e39ca1 100644
--- a/reference/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/reference/rest/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.5</version>
+                <version>3.5.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <java.util.logging.manager>org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager</java.util.logging.manager>