diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b020da3..bbc2dd8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <annotationProcessorToolkit.version>0.12.0</annotationProcessorToolkit.version>
 
         <!-- versions of test dependencies -->
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.4</lombok.version>