diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 6a7a2f9a5..08b267538 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>