diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index f1c2cdde4..e912d1571 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>