diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3090ce637..e2260c3d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>