diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e4dd3c..fa9f31b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>3.32.3</quarkus.platform.version>
+
+    <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <modules>
     <module>lib</module>
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${surefire-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <quarkus.jacoco.data-file>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/target/jacoco.exec</quarkus.jacoco.data-file>