diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c34d98..8c779ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
         <!-- dependencies -->
         <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     </properties>
 
     <licenses>