diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63c31370f..2cad495b4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@
 				<!-- Needed because GitHub actions uses an old Maven version <3.9.0 -->
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.0</version>
+				<version>3.6.1</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<includes>
 						<include>${surefire.include}</include>