diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index c6f5ee389e..63b4ab333e 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>