diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f03bc2..2a65663 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- version properties -->
     <cdap.version>6.1.0-SNAPSHOT</cdap.version>
     <hydrator.version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</hydrator.version>
-    <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <jython.version>2.5.2</jython.version>
     <py4j.version>0.10.8.1</py4j.version>
     <commons.io.version>2.6</commons.io.version>