diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c56b53f..a8c1348e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
 
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/rome/rome -->