diff --git a/shephard-core/pom.xml b/shephard-core/pom.xml
index 4365a7c..e02cb56 100644
--- a/shephard-core/pom.xml
+++ b/shephard-core/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>