diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7487ab15c0..d3f434e8f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jasypt</groupId>