diff --git a/benchmarks/samediff-benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmarks/samediff-benchmark/pom.xml
index 307b811..e4a4c28 100644
--- a/benchmarks/samediff-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/samediff-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>