diff --git a/benchmark/wordCount/pom.xml b/benchmark/wordCount/pom.xml
index 2634acf..09874a3 100644
--- a/benchmark/wordCount/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/wordCount/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>