diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd32f44..a9f5a84 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.2</version>
+        <version>4.8.2</version>
       </dependency>
  
       <dependency>
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.3</version>
+        <version>2.8.1</version>
       </plugin>
 
       <plugin>