diff --git a/jvm/core/pom.xml b/jvm/core/pom.xml
index eb999f09b..ad0624444 100644
--- a/jvm/core/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm/core/pom.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.11</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>