diff --git a/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml b/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml
index 3caee4733..dfec1ca48 100644
--- a/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LICENSE file.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>