diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c9fffb5f5..b236acbf71 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.11</version>
+        <version>4.12</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>