diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0030/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0030/pom.xml
index 16ed95a96c..525d1d12ee 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0030/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0030/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.12</version>
+        <version>4.13.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.it0030</groupId>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3498/maven-mng3498-plugin/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3498/maven-mng3498-plugin/pom.xml
index 40ace684f3..9d1c467de8 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3498/maven-mng3498-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3498/maven-mng3498-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3684/maven-mng3684-plugin/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3684/maven-mng3684-plugin/pom.xml
index 1d91d885ca..6f4284bdcb 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3684/maven-mng3684-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3684/maven-mng3684-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/maven-mng3693-plugin/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/maven-mng3693-plugin/pom.xml
index 5d578c5441..e60ef95222 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/maven-mng3693-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/maven-mng3693-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/projects/app/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/projects/app/pom.xml
index 05e6ac584e..940b3b4cc6 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/projects/app/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3693/projects/app/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3694/maven-mng3694-plugin/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3694/maven-mng3694-plugin/pom.xml
index f59320c585..53302e971f 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3694/maven-mng3694-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3694/maven-mng3694-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/maven-mng3703-plugin/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/maven-mng3703-plugin/pom.xml
index 339f589412..e39dd0a602 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/maven-mng3703-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/maven-mng3703-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/project/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/project/pom.xml
index 4f23054622..8e5ca150fa 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/project/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3703/project/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3710/original-model/plugins/maven-mng3710-directInvoke-plugin/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3710/original-model/plugins/maven-mng3710-directInvoke-plugin/pom.xml
index f80878e6ec..fc66c33c31 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3710/original-model/plugins/maven-mng3710-directInvoke-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-3710/original-model/plugins/maven-mng3710-directInvoke-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
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