diff --git a/vertx-verticles/pom.xml b/vertx-verticles/pom.xml
index cfd795a..06ddeb7 100644
--- a/vertx-verticles/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx-verticles/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>