diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4d61108..fbf5db5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.7</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
 
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <powermock.version>1.6.6</powermock.version>