diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29d363d..6e39dc5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 		<kafka.version>2.2.0</kafka.version>
 
 		<!-- JUnit version -->
-		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 
 		<!-- Log4j version -->
 		<log4j.version>2.7</log4j.version>