diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 74d4f71b..7871abfe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>