diff --git a/imageio/pom.xml b/imageio/pom.xml
index 212ccc80..07379a21 100644
--- a/imageio/pom.xml
+++ b/imageio/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.7</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>