diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 99ac7473a..3f3582af7 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>