diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1f35f7b..1e846ab7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <version>4.13</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.bitcoinj/bitcoinj-core -->