diff --git a/boms/bom/pom.xml b/boms/bom/pom.xml
index 40e960eb2..15c879f27 100644
--- a/boms/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/boms/bom/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.12</version>
+        <version>4.13.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- Mocking framework for mocks in unit tests -->
       <dependency>