diff --git a/geronimo-ejb_3.1_spec-alt/pom.xml b/geronimo-ejb_3.1_spec-alt/pom.xml
index 8e7e44b5e..71a0d211b 100644
--- a/geronimo-ejb_3.1_spec-alt/pom.xml
+++ b/geronimo-ejb_3.1_spec-alt/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.1</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>