diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93d58ee..0326dc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             <!-- Include the JUnit testing library.  Not transitive. -->
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>