diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f47afc..b3c086d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <pax.swissbox.version>1.8.2</pax.swissbox.version>
         <pax.url.aether.version>2.5.4</pax.url.aether.version>
 
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <spock.version>1.1-groovy-2.4</spock.version>
         <groovy.version>2.4.7</groovy.version>
         <mockito-core.version>2.8.47</mockito-core.version>