diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 7f0365b..d01d5e2 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>