diff --git a/thunder-core/pom.xml b/thunder-core/pom.xml
index 2db1ef9b..770db000 100644
--- a/thunder-core/pom.xml
+++ b/thunder-core/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>