diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0edcd3c5f..3fc2c9d98 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
         <testng-version>7.12.0</testng-version>
         <okhttp3-version>5.5.0</okhttp3-version>
-        <surefire-version>3.5.6</surefire-version>
+        <surefire-version>3.6.0</surefire-version>
         <jacoco-plugin-version>0.8.15</jacoco-plugin-version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin-version>3.1.4</maven-deploy-plugin-version>
         <maven-source-plugin-version>3.4.0</maven-source-plugin-version>
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@
                 <version>${surefire-version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipTests>${skip.unit.tests}</skipTests>
+                    <reportsDirectory>${project.build.directory}/junitreports</reportsDirectory>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>