diff --git a/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index af2c9d1b..749d02c6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.11</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>