diff --git a/java_deps/pom.xml b/java_deps/pom.xml
index 2dbfb514cd..84de7bd3ba 100644
--- a/java_deps/pom.xml
+++ b/java_deps/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.11</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>