diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index 29ed213..9d0788e 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Enable liberty-maven plugin -->
             <plugin>