diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 966bbba..6ae9701 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             <!-- Include the JUnit testing library.  Not transitive. -->
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>