diff --git a/client-hc/pom.xml b/client-hc/pom.xml
index 8bbc4b30d..c411ea260 100644
--- a/client-hc/pom.xml
+++ b/client-hc/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>