diff --git a/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml b/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml
index aeed362..63b382c 100644
--- a/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>