diff --git a/middleware/beam/beam-word-count/pom.xml b/middleware/beam/beam-word-count/pom.xml
index 5af1c1f..e103dc5 100644
--- a/middleware/beam/beam-word-count/pom.xml
+++ b/middleware/beam/beam-word-count/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <hamcrest.version>2.1</hamcrest.version>
     <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>
     <joda.version>2.10.1</joda.version>
-    <junit.version>4.13-beta-1</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-exec-plugin.version>1.6.0</maven-exec-plugin.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>