diff --git a/mahout/pom.xml b/mahout/pom.xml
index 7485994..c8f16c2 100644
--- a/mahout/pom.xml
+++ b/mahout/pom.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.8.2</version>
+        <version>4.13.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>