diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f56c333..1ac94df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <properties>
-        <junit_version>4.12</junit_version>
+        <junit_version>4.13.1</junit_version>
 
         <jcstress.version>0.2</jcstress.version>