diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f999e4..ef79fb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <cdap.version>6.1.1</cdap.version>
     <hadoop.version>2.3.0</hadoop.version>
     <hydrator.version>2.3.5</hydrator.version>
-    <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
     <spark.version>2.1.3</spark.version>
   </properties>