diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index f509c386..82d08b1c 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>