diff --git a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
index 93744eb5..4fb5b65f 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>5.12.0</version>
+        <version>5.12.1</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>