diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9324b415..a982f445 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>4.11</version>
+                <version>4.12</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>