diff --git a/smart-zeppelin/pom.xml b/smart-zeppelin/pom.xml
index 24bb74df565..a0c506bc2f9 100644
--- a/smart-zeppelin/pom.xml
+++ b/smart-zeppelin/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <shiro.version>1.2.3</shiro.version>
 
     <!-- test library versions -->
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
     <assertj.version>1.7.0</assertj.version>
     <powermock.version>1.6.4</powermock.version>