diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 6d843b82a..ad322ddbf 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>