diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index fa164eebd05..1b9ab8ab0a1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.17</version>
+					<version>2.18.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>