diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96575ff..a33c1a5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<!-- change the versions at your own peril -->
-		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 		<maven.version>3.2.2</maven.version>
 		<maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.5</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>