diff --git a/validation/pom.xml b/validation/pom.xml
index dfdc8211..6222114f 100644
--- a/validation/pom.xml
+++ b/validation/pom.xml
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
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