diff --git a/gerrit-events/pom.xml b/gerrit-events/pom.xml
index 20dd36ae6..3789407e3 100644
--- a/gerrit-events/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-events/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>