diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-core/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-core/pom.xml
index 2ddc09c7..5ded7885 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-core/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-core/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml
index 116e6e50..ace6adfb 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml
@@ -90,12 +90,14 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.5</version>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.5</version>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml
index 34d1d51f..a9a68f2c 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
index 61944535..3d3d812c 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml
index a7d784f9..06ba98a2 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-runtime-interface-client/pom.xml
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M9</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <argLine>${argLineForReflectionTestOnly} ${argLine}</argLine>
                 </configuration>
@@ -141,8 +142,9 @@
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.22.2</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml
index bd39f42d..75e6e272 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@
             </extension>
         </extensions>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
index 88a0fa1f..efccbbde 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.5</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml b/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml
index cee983fd..e34e881b 100644
--- a/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.5</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>