diff --git a/topics/sw_concepts/code/pattern-examples/pom.xml b/topics/sw_concepts/code/pattern-examples/pom.xml
index 92378dc..d3f44b0 100644
--- a/topics/sw_concepts/code/pattern-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/topics/sw_concepts/code/pattern-examples/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.0</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
diff --git a/topics/testing/code/pom.xml b/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
index 5d2a577..e46ad0f 100644
--- a/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
+++ b/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.0</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>