diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e45f9b6..1213837 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <properties>
     <kotlin.version>1.3.0</kotlin.version>
     <main.class>io.github.cdimascio.Essence</main.class>
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
     <maven.source.plugin>3.0.1</maven.source.plugin>