diff --git a/avro/tests/pom.xml b/avro/tests/pom.xml
index 5162c37d..b3609795 100644
--- a/avro/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/avro/tests/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <repositories>