diff --git a/binding/java/pom.xml b/binding/java/pom.xml
index 942cd54..e1e5cd4 100644
--- a/binding/java/pom.xml
+++ b/binding/java/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>