diff --git a/pitest-maven-verification/src/test/resources/pit-surefire-excludes/pom.xml b/pitest-maven-verification/src/test/resources/pit-surefire-excludes/pom.xml
index b9d8202f8..14f6b9868 100644
--- a/pitest-maven-verification/src/test/resources/pit-surefire-excludes/pom.xml
+++ b/pitest-maven-verification/src/test/resources/pit-surefire-excludes/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
 	</dependencies>