diff --git a/devfiles/java-openliberty/baseimage/starterapp/pom.xml b/devfiles/java-openliberty/baseimage/starterapp/pom.xml
index ca9af62..b5e3fb7 100644
--- a/devfiles/java-openliberty/baseimage/starterapp/pom.xml
+++ b/devfiles/java-openliberty/baseimage/starterapp/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>