diff --git a/recipe-java-runtime/pom.xml b/recipe-java-runtime/pom.xml
index 637b8c0..d16f3e5 100644
--- a/recipe-java-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/recipe-java-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>