diff --git a/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index ce9286c5..9d7a1dc5 100644
--- a/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetype/simple-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <compiler.source>1.5</compiler.source>
     <compiler.target>1.5</compiler.target>
 
-    <junit.version>4.4</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <servlet.version>2.5-20081211</servlet.version>
     <jetty.version>6.1.24</jetty.version>
     <protobuf.version>2.3.0</protobuf.version>