diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index 2320535f3968d..a7cb6fec2cf92 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>2.0.2</jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>
         <jakarta.servlet-api.version>4.0.3</jakarta.servlet-api.version>
         <jakarta.websocket-api.version>1.1.2</jakarta.websocket-api.version>
-        <junit.version>5.8.0</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>5.8.1</junit.version>
         <commons-compress.version>1.20</commons-compress.version>
         <jboss-logging.version>3.4.2.Final</jboss-logging.version>
         <maven-core.version>3.8.1</maven-core.version>