diff --git a/support-maven/version-validation-plugin/pom.xml b/support-maven/version-validation-plugin/pom.xml
index 2ffb34b..dab56f9 100644
--- a/support-maven/version-validation-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/support-maven/version-validation-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>