diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b793cc4c1..ad21db77f 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.11</version>
+      <version>4.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>