diff --git a/spring-mvc-examples/springmvc-xml-thymeleaf/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-examples/springmvc-xml-thymeleaf/pom.xml
index 02e0df6e..b0c4a2cb 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-examples/springmvc-xml-thymeleaf/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-examples/springmvc-xml-thymeleaf/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
         <spring.version>5.1.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <thymeleaf.version>3.0.11.RELEASE</thymeleaf.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
         <jetty-maven-plugin.version>9.4.15.v20190215</jetty-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>