diff --git a/examples/java/pom.xml b/examples/java/pom.xml
index addc6fc6ff2f..ab6cc7d693cd 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>3.5.2</version>
+                <version>3.5.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <properties>
                         <configurationParameters>