diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 77a6ad6..2f77e33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <hadoop.version>2.3.0</hadoop.version>
     <httpcomponents.version>4.5.9</httpcomponents.version>
     <hydrator.version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</hydrator.version>
-    <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
     <wiremock.version>2.9.0</wiremock.version>
   </properties>