diff --git a/akka-quickstart-java/pom.xml b/akka-quickstart-java/pom.xml
index 6c229a7d4..fee1e7d8e 100644
--- a/akka-quickstart-java/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-quickstart-java/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>