diff --git a/noark-core/pom.xml b/noark-core/pom.xml
index f22f72ed..9d3a3a97 100644
--- a/noark-core/pom.xml
+++ b/noark-core/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>