diff --git a/jaxen/pom.xml b/jaxen/pom.xml
index a62de475..b0f018cb 100644
--- a/jaxen/pom.xml
+++ b/jaxen/pom.xml
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.2</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>