diff --git a/check_log4j/pom.xml b/check_log4j/pom.xml
index 18663660c..1e3151caa 100644
--- a/check_log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/check_log4j/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.11</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>