diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41152a209..976049fdb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 
         <json.io>4.10.1</json.io>
         <!-- test -->
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <easymock.version>3.2</easymock.version>
         <rest-assured.version>3.0.1</rest-assured.version>
         <mockito-core.version>3.12.4</mockito-core.version>