diff --git a/ycsb/asynchbase/pom.xml b/ycsb/asynchbase/pom.xml
index ee9efbbaa8..32fc004360 100644
--- a/ycsb/asynchbase/pom.xml
+++ b/ycsb/asynchbase/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ LICENSE file.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>