diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dada7f41633cb67317e0358ff8f899983d569cf1..431abb78fe87839eef68685a1d3d8596013996c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
         <!-- .. Libraries .................................................. -->
         <guava.version>25.1-jre</guava.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <logback.version>1.1.2</logback.version>
         <jscience.version>4.3.1</jscience.version>