diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e254f8e..c9ccb31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.8.1</version>
+        <version>4.13.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.james</groupId>