diff --git a/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml b/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
index 137d3c1f9..11db6ce2f 100644
--- a/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		<!-- versions for commonly-used dependencies -->
 		<cglib.version>2.2</cglib.version>
 		<commons-logging.version>1.1.1</commons-logging.version>
-		<junit.version>4.7</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 		<log4j.version>1.2.12</log4j.version>
 		<hsqldb.version>1.8.0.10</hsqldb.version>
 		<org.aspectj.version>1.6.5</org.aspectj.version>