diff --git a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
index abe3cac2e3..96b1d45b49 100644
--- a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>