diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index edda71d7..8c2c0457 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- SQLcl dependencies not available in public Maven repositories -->