diff --git a/cello/cello-dnacompiler/pom.xml b/cello/cello-dnacompiler/pom.xml
index 4a2eeeee..1f504b22 100644
--- a/cello/cello-dnacompiler/pom.xml
+++ b/cello/cello-dnacompiler/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>