diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 077dbec6..8a1ef208 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <dockerMavenPluginVersion>0.48.1</dockerMavenPluginVersion>
     <!-- FIXME maven picking 1.2 specified in parent; fix with parent change -->
     <enforcerPluginVersion>3.6.3</enforcerPluginVersion>
-    <failsafePluginVersion>3.5.5</failsafePluginVersion>
+    <failsafePluginVersion>3.5.6</failsafePluginVersion>
     <gpgPluginVersion>3.2.8</gpgPluginVersion>
     <installPluginVersion>3.1.4</installPluginVersion>
     <jacocoPluginVersion>0.8.14</jacocoPluginVersion>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <slf4jApiVersion>2.0.18</slf4jApiVersion>
     <snakeyamlVersion>2.6</snakeyamlVersion>
     <sourcePluginVersion>3.4.0</sourcePluginVersion>
-    <surefirePluginVersion>3.5.5</surefirePluginVersion>
+    <surefirePluginVersion>3.5.6</surefirePluginVersion>
     <versionsMavenPluginVersion>2.21.0</versionsMavenPluginVersion>
 
     <!-- docker images -->