diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e38ae0b..c25ca30 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <cdap.plugin.version>2.3.0-SNAPSHOT</cdap.plugin.version>
     <guava.version>13.0.1</guava.version>
     <hadoop.version>2.3.0</hadoop.version>
-    <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
   </properties>
 
   <repositories>