diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1dbc22b..7870b07 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
     <jackson.version>2.9.5</jackson.version>
     <joda.version>2.4</joda.version>
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-exec-plugin.version>1.6.0</maven-exec-plugin.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>