diff --git a/protobuf/java/pom.xml b/protobuf/java/pom.xml
index f2284918f..16411ccef 100644
--- a/protobuf/java/pom.xml
+++ b/protobuf/java/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.12</version>
+        <version>4.13.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>