diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index b9863101b18..2d23a1cc861 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 			when the ICU version changes e.g. from 74.0.1, to 74.1, then to 75.0.1 -->
 		<icu4j.version>75.0.1-SNAPSHOT</icu4j.version>
 		<junit.jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit.jupiter.version>
-		<maven-surefire-plugin-version>3.1.0</maven-surefire-plugin-version>
+		<maven-surefire-plugin-version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin-version>
 		<assertj-version>3.11.1</assertj-version>
 		<httpcomponents-version>5.2.1</httpcomponents-version>
 		<!--  web-specific properties are under cldr-apps -->