diff --git a/accumulo1.6/pom.xml b/accumulo1.6/pom.xml
index 2346243c..fd329159 100644
--- a/accumulo1.6/pom.xml
+++ b/accumulo1.6/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ LICENSE file.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>