diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
index 8bef2d669..3ed2d4f0d 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
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+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT>handler</LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 49a6352c0..a424a4b53 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <!-- JUnit 5 requires Surefire version 3.1.0 or higher -->
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>dev.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
index 5d7ddf089..e2ee15f26 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <!-- JUnit 5 requires Surefire version 3.1.0 or higher -->
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>dev.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9c3ec419..c6794b68c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <aspectj-maven-plugin.version>1.14.1</aspectj-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
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         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.14</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 @{argLine}
diff --git a/powertools-common/pom.xml b/powertools-common/pom.xml
index 9b1639b31..3583a4dc0 100644
--- a/powertools-common/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-common/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
diff --git a/powertools-logging/pom.xml b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
index 8c26d5be9..b08a4b695 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-logging/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_FORMAT>JSON</AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_FORMAT>
diff --git a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/pom.xml b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/pom.xml
index 94952eba5..b4800ab54 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME>testLog4j</POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME>
diff --git a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/pom.xml b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/pom.xml
index f106970b9..0cfbb6104 100644
--- a/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-logging/powertools-logging-logback/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME>testLogback</POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME>
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
index 95acb65b2..f1e4eae57 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <AWS_REGION>eu-central-1</AWS_REGION>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-appconfig/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-appconfig/pom.xml
index e8757f28d..eefc46ac5 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-appconfig/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-appconfig/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <AWS_REGION>eu-central-1</AWS_REGION>
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-dynamodb/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-dynamodb/pom.xml
index 099627265..cfc8f64d3 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-dynamodb/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-dynamodb/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <AWS_REGION>eu-central-1</AWS_REGION>
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-secrets/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-secrets/pom.xml
index cbf07e345..9d3ca0500 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-secrets/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-secrets/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <AWS_REGION>eu-central-1</AWS_REGION>
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-ssm/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-ssm/pom.xml
index 64d6cefcd..a277337a7 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-ssm/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-ssm/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <environmentVariables>
                         <AWS_REGION>eu-central-1</AWS_REGION>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
diff --git a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-tests/pom.xml b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-tests/pom.xml
index 40a942515..61fb4c3b9 100644
--- a/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-parameters/powertools-parameters-tests/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
diff --git a/powertools-serialization/pom.xml b/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
index 457feec23..89fb2056a 100644
--- a/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent
diff --git a/powertools-tracing/pom.xml b/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
index 2b2f9b5be..c1f1433a1 100644
--- a/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-tracing/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.5.3</version>
+                        <version>3.5.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <argLine>
                                 -Dorg.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode=agent