diff --git a/backend/covid_tracker/pom.xml b/backend/covid_tracker/pom.xml
index 5727715..2d2fd79 100644
--- a/backend/covid_tracker/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/covid_tracker/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>
 		<dependency>