diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 462420cc45d..7f11c4de480 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 			You can use github actions in icu to manually push the latest SNAPSHOT version. -->
 		<icu4j.version>76.0.1-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>3.3.0</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 -->