diff --git a/nltkrest-examples/pom.xml b/nltkrest-examples/pom.xml
index 3e506a2..c6581a0 100644
--- a/nltkrest-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/nltkrest-examples/pom.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>