diff --git a/benchmark/contracts/hyperledger/java/VersionKvStore/pom.xml b/benchmark/contracts/hyperledger/java/VersionKvStore/pom.xml
index f1d0e762..5c9f4e4b 100644
--- a/benchmark/contracts/hyperledger/java/VersionKvStore/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/contracts/hyperledger/java/VersionKvStore/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>