diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index da4e51a..9be30b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
         <gson-version>2.8.1</gson-version>
         <threetenbp-version>1.3.5</threetenbp-version>
         <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
-        <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>        
+        <junit-version>4.13.1</junit-version>        
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 </project>