diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7dac6fcba..188c3c1e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>