diff --git a/ndbc-readme-validation/pom.xml b/ndbc-readme-validation/pom.xml
index 0e031b5..37a8a8e 100644
--- a/ndbc-readme-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/ndbc-readme-validation/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.12</version>
+			<version>4.13.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.javarepl</groupId>