diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0bb9e9e..2ccace6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <!-- JUnit configuration properties -->
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.1</junit.jupiter.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>${junit.version}.1</junit.vintage.version>
         <junit.platform.version>1.0.1</junit.platform.version>