diff --git a/molecular-biology-toolkit/pom.xml b/molecular-biology-toolkit/pom.xml
index 7af80999..0a890c84 100644
--- a/molecular-biology-toolkit/pom.xml
+++ b/molecular-biology-toolkit/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.7</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6c596f4..c4d20038 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.7</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>