diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a81ea8e66..7eda26a7e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jasypt</groupId>