diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 0b12d43..ac3d4d8 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <!-- use 2.5.0 for Java 7 projects -->