diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e9d625..c7d3c53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <zookeeper.version>3.4.5</zookeeper.version>
     <hydrator.version>2.2.0-SNAPSHOT</hydrator.version>
     <commons-jexl.version>3.0</commons-jexl.version>
-    <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <main.basedir>${project.basedir}</main.basedir>
   </properties>