diff --git a/docstore-java/pom.xml b/docstore-java/pom.xml
index 50ede7fed..f4e037c66 100644
--- a/docstore-java/pom.xml
+++ b/docstore-java/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.2</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>