diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ebe4805..9d179b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     <dgrid-version>1.2.1</dgrid-version>
 
     <!-- test dependency version numbers -->
-    <junit-version>4.11</junit-version>
+    <junit-version>4.12</junit-version>
     <mockito-version>2.22.0</mockito-version>
     <netty-version>4.1.32.Final</netty-version>
     <hamcrest-version>2.1</hamcrest-version>