diff --git a/query.expander.ws.client/pom.xml b/query.expander.ws.client/pom.xml
index addf3f9..31240f3 100644
--- a/query.expander.ws.client/pom.xml
+++ b/query.expander.ws.client/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
        <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.4</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>