diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 700dbfc..952ab3f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <jackson.version>2.3.1</jackson.version>
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
-        <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>1.9.5</mockito.version>
 
         <!-- plugins -->