diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56a8f333..c279910c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.1</junit.jupiter.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>${junit.version}.1</junit.vintage.version>
         <junit.platform.version>1.0.1</junit.platform.version>