diff --git a/nlpLeaderboard/pom.xml b/nlpLeaderboard/pom.xml
index 07dfe42..95150f1 100644
--- a/nlpLeaderboard/pom.xml
+++ b/nlpLeaderboard/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
 	      <groupId>junit</groupId>
 	      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-	      <version>4.12</version>
+	      <version>4.13.1</version>
 	      <scope>test</scope>
 	    </dependency>