diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 89b5650..97c786d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     <hadoop.version>2.4.0</hadoop.version>
     <antlr4.version>4.7</antlr4.version>
     <antlr4-maven-plugin.version>4.7</antlr4-maven-plugin.version>
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <reflections.version>0.9.11</reflections.version>
     <commons.validator.version>1.6</commons.validator.version>
   </properties>