diff --git a/data-prep/pom.xml b/data-prep/pom.xml
index 2e69d70a..7157406e 100644
--- a/data-prep/pom.xml
+++ b/data-prep/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>