diff --git a/simpleclient/pom.xml b/simpleclient/pom.xml
index bf021ca0b..b5db7532b 100644
--- a/simpleclient/pom.xml
+++ b/simpleclient/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>