diff --git a/examples/java/pom.xml b/examples/java/pom.xml
index 56cc6a768b7..fada510ffd4 100644
--- a/examples/java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.6</version>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <properties>
                         <configurationParameters>