diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 578d25d..9114f0f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <pegdown.version>1.6.0</pegdown.version>
         <scalatest.version>3.0.5</scalatest.version>
         <easymock.version>3.6</easymock.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 
         <aws-sdk.version>1.11.128</aws-sdk.version>
         <typesafe-config.version>1.3.1</typesafe-config.version>