diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 89660b6f..07466911 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>4.7</version>
+                <version>4.13.1</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>