diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml b/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
index 4adbd9f13..f9fe09819 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 					<!-- JUnit 5 requires Surefire version 2.22.0 or higher -->
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.22.0</version>
+				<version>3.5.3</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>