diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd3c1c5..24e0e31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <cdap.version>6.1.0-SNAPSHOT</cdap.version>
     <hadoop.version>2.3.0</hadoop.version>
     <hydrator.version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</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>
     <assertj.version>3.11.1</assertj.version>