diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2afe9fb67a0..b479510fcc6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting</groupId>
             <artifactId>randomizedtesting-runner</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.2</version>
+            <version>2.1.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>