diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 333bcbd..2c78df7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <!-- this can be overridden -->
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>