diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99bc4c2..5f270ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
          keep in sync with guiceVersion in maven
          around https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/pom.xml#L61 -->
     <version.com.google.inject>4.0</version.com.google.inject>
-    <version.junit>4.12</version.junit>
+    <version.junit>4.13.1</version.junit>
     <version.org.codehaus.groovy>2.4.10</version.org.codehaus.groovy>
     <version.org.eclipse.jgit>5.0.2.201807311906-r</version.org.eclipse.jgit>
     <!-- keep in sync with sisuInjectVersion in maven