diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2099f636..50f00b53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <!-- keep aligned with gRPC/Arrow -->
         <netty-bom.version>4.2.19.Final</netty-bom.version>
 
-        <plugin.surefire.version>3.6.0</plugin.surefire.version>
+        <plugin.surefire.version>3.6.1</plugin.surefire.version>
         <plugin.jacoco.version>0.8.15</plugin.jacoco.version>
         <plugin.checkstyle.version>3.6.0</plugin.checkstyle.version>
         <plugin.javadoc.version>3.12.0</plugin.javadoc.version>