diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 86db3c0..dd0a03f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.9</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>