diff --git a/sb-word-count/pom.xml b/sb-word-count/pom.xml
index 3b3afe5..d5a270c 100644
--- a/sb-word-count/pom.xml
+++ b/sb-word-count/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.4</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>