diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35fb031..0b07942 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </modules>
     <properties>
         <spring.version>3.0.0.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <junit.version>4.4</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
         <jena.version>2.6.4</jena.version>
         <sdb.version>1.3.3</sdb.version>
         <arq.version>2.8.7</arq.version>