diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 842afb9bf..2c499c8f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <guava.version>13.0.1</guava.version>
     <hadoop.version>2.3.0</hadoop.version>
     <hsql.version>2.2.4</hsql.version>
-    <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <mockrunner.version>2.0.1</mockrunner.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>
     <twill.version>0.9.0</twill.version>