diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c507cf..e0c74bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <test.excluded.groups>org.janusgraph.testcategory.MemoryTests,org.janusgraph.testcategory.PerformanceTests,org.janusgraph.testcategory.BrittleTests,org.janusgraph.testcategory.OrderedKeyStoreTests,org.janusgraph.testcategory.SerialTests</test.excluded.groups>
 	<download.skip.cache>false</download.skip.cache>
 	<download.force.overwrite>false</download.force.overwrite>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     </properties>
     <developers>
         <developer>