diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08970a86..261dcc65 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <google.common-protos.version>1.17.0</google.common-protos.version>
     <google.auth.version>0.19.0</google.auth.version>
     <gax.version>1.52.0</gax.version>
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
     <guava.version>28.2-android</guava.version>
     <threeten.version>1.4.0</threeten.version>
     <animal-sniffer.version>1.18</animal-sniffer.version>