diff --git a/templates/java/pom.xml b/templates/java/pom.xml
index f39197a6..dc82ebb6 100644
--- a/templates/java/pom.xml
+++ b/templates/java/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>