diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47a2e9585..712ad5e2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 		<opennlp.models.version>1.2.0</opennlp.models.version>
 
 		<!-- Dependency versions -->
-		<junit.version>5.11.4</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>5.12.0</junit.version>
 		<junit5-system-exit.version>2.0.2</junit5-system-exit.version>
 		<uimaj.version>3.6.0</uimaj.version>
 		<morfologik.version>2.1.9</morfologik.version>