diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0663522..2282fe5 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <java.version>11</java.version>
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
     <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.20</slf4j.version>