diff --git a/mdw/templates/{{maven}}/pom.xml b/mdw/templates/{{maven}}/pom.xml
index 777d8f436b..1a11a0fea5 100644
--- a/mdw/templates/{{maven}}/pom.xml
+++ b/mdw/templates/{{maven}}/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>