diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea9c292..8212a11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <dependency-plugin.version>3.8.1</dependency-plugin.version>
 
     <!-- test time versions -->
-    <junit.version>5.13.3</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>
 
     <!-- runtime versions -->
     <chicory.version>1.5.1</chicory.version>