diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b9935c4c..4e217c6d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>4.12</version>
+                <version>4.13.1</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>