diff --git a/voltdb/pom.xml b/voltdb/pom.xml
index ab870853ad..f01975f733 100644
--- a/voltdb/pom.xml
+++ b/voltdb/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.12</version>
+			<version>4.13.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>