diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd7fee83..cae2d490 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ to jpeg, tiff, png and pdf are included.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.2</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>