diff --git a/janus-serializer/pom.xml b/janus-serializer/pom.xml
index 165be96..1c2f1a7 100644
--- a/janus-serializer/pom.xml
+++ b/janus-serializer/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>2.18.0</mockito.version>
         <org.janus.version>0.2.0</org.janus.version>
         <tinkerpop.version>3.2.6</tinkerpop.version>