diff --git a/dropwizard-bom/pom.xml b/dropwizard-bom/pom.xml
index f3c91b7..e95548a 100644
--- a/dropwizard-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/dropwizard-bom/pom.xml
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>4.12</version>
+                <version>4.13.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>