diff --git a/kafka-tools/pom.xml b/kafka-tools/pom.xml
index 492720b..95bf90c 100644
--- a/kafka-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-tools/pom.xml
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
     	<dependency>
     		<groupId>junit</groupId>
     		<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
     	</dependency>
 
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