diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63541fb..3d126e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<orcid-api-client.version>3.0</orcid-api-client.version>
 		<logback-version>1.1.9</logback-version>
-		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>