diff --git a/elasticsearchwriter/pom.xml b/elasticsearchwriter/pom.xml
index 2a246805..a60dbd88 100644
--- a/elasticsearchwriter/pom.xml
+++ b/elasticsearchwriter/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>