diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 73c871d..c88d45d 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <properties>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.12</slf4j.version>
         <args4j.version>2.32</args4j.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     </properties>