diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 3e686843b3..e3be5332a7 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>