diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc5bf801476..7f7b34f08e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ along with DependencyCheck.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.2</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>