diff --git a/registration-processor-opencrvs-stage/pom.xml b/registration-processor-opencrvs-stage/pom.xml
index 8dbce8b..6088928 100644
--- a/registration-processor-opencrvs-stage/pom.xml
+++ b/registration-processor-opencrvs-stage/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<powermock.module.junit4.version>2.0.7</powermock.module.junit4.version>
 		<powermock.api.mockito.version>2.0.7</powermock.api.mockito.version>
 		<jackson.version>2.12.0</jackson.version>
-		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>