diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 520f84d..6b6b26b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <guice.version>4.0</guice.version>
         <guava.version>18.0</guava.version>
         <nom.tam.fits.version>1.14.0-SNAPSHOT</nom.tam.fits.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 
         <mvm.compiler.plugin.version>3.2</mvm.compiler.plugin.version>
         <mvn.shade.plugin.version>2.3</mvn.shade.plugin.version>