diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 90b03b9cb..5bdce0eb7 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>dom4j</groupId>
diff --git a/jelly-tags/junit/pom.xml b/jelly-tags/junit/pom.xml
index ef4ba20b7..0fcb90fc0 100644
--- a/jelly-tags/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/jelly-tags/junit/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- END for compilation -->
diff --git a/jelly-tags/validate/pom.xml b/jelly-tags/validate/pom.xml
index ea2551af4..5749ad056 100644
--- a/jelly-tags/validate/pom.xml
+++ b/jelly-tags/validate/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>msv</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a1fe35c8..25a628a8a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>dom4j</groupId>