diff --git a/core/codegen/cppgen/pom.xml b/core/codegen/cppgen/pom.xml
index 78789edb59..d3ea03abfc 100644
--- a/core/codegen/cppgen/pom.xml
+++ b/core/codegen/cppgen/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.11</version>
+			<version>4.13.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.overturetool.core</groupId>