diff --git a/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/testing/pom.xml b/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/testing/pom.xml
index 708dbaa3b5..fbb80f4352 100644
--- a/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/testing/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/testing/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
             <!-- here we need to pull JUnit deps into compile scope, as opposed to the normal test scope -->
-            <version>3.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>