diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c700d21..18b555c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   <dependency>
    <groupId>junit</groupId>
    <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-   <version>4.11</version>
+   <version>4.13.1</version>
    <scope>test</scope>
   </dependency>
   <!-- ************************************************* -->