diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4d16f3d..3730fee6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>