diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84fe42d..ec0b1e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
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