diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28e9e013b..0fbeea5de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <zk.version>3.4.5</zk.version>
         <mongo.driver.version>3.0.2</mongo.driver.version>
         <morphia.version>1.0.0-rc1</morphia.version>
-        <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <netty.version>4.0.20.Final</netty.version>
         <jcl_version>1.1</jcl_version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>