diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9782611..094846b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/tldr-core/pom.xml b/tldr-core/pom.xml
index 64ac3ca..a21e5ea 100644
--- a/tldr-core/pom.xml
+++ b/tldr-core/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
     </dependency>
     
 	<dependency>
diff --git a/tldr-plugin/pom.xml b/tldr-plugin/pom.xml
index 7675e96..fc45019 100644
--- a/tldr-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tldr-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <!-- needed when injecting the Maven Project into a plugin  -->