diff --git a/node-tester/pom.xml b/node-tester/pom.xml
index 927abeec..a430b469 100644
--- a/node-tester/pom.xml
+++ b/node-tester/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>