diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 406b9bc..dc7051a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 
         <javax.servlet-api.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet-api.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 
         <skipTests>false</skipTests>
         <skip.surefire.tests>${skipTests}</skip.surefire.tests>