diff --git a/tools/java/common/pom.xml b/tools/java/common/pom.xml
index cce5a4e2a8..a74f1fce3d 100644
--- a/tools/java/common/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/java/common/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>