diff --git a/specrunner-core/pom.xml b/specrunner-core/pom.xml
index a47dbb6e..4f23df0d 100644
--- a/specrunner-core/pom.xml
+++ b/specrunner-core/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- XML reader -->