diff --git a/tools/karaf-boot-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tools/karaf-boot-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index bed2067..7323a23 100644
--- a/tools/karaf-boot-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/karaf-boot-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>