diff --git a/examples/java/pom.xml b/examples/java/pom.xml
index 25dc5deb92c2..c0bd748b28ca 100644
--- a/examples/java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <properties>
                         <configurationParameters>