diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40121cd..d932b8e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <commons-codec.version>1.11</commons-codec.version>
         <guava.version>27.0.1-jre</guava.version>
         <combinatoricslib3.version>3.3.0</combinatoricslib3.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <hamcrest-library.version>1.3</hamcrest-library.version>
         <slf4j-api.version>1.7.13</slf4j-api.version>
         <slf4j-log4j12.version>1.7.13</slf4j-log4j12.version>