diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ce6afa..fd4c44c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spring.version>4.3.18.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <commons.lang.version>3.4</commons.lang.version>
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.4</httpclient.version>