diff --git a/modules/checkstyle/pom.xml b/modules/checkstyle/pom.xml
index 5f4d093dea7b7..e76153fc77b38 100644
--- a/modules/checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>