diff --git a/specification/marc21Loader/pom.xml b/specification/marc21Loader/pom.xml
index 41b2e53..a07b576 100644
--- a/specification/marc21Loader/pom.xml
+++ b/specification/marc21Loader/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>