diff --git a/src/MetaLink/meta-protobuf/pom.xml b/src/MetaLink/meta-protobuf/pom.xml
index 6738d684c..28f85c385 100644
--- a/src/MetaLink/meta-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/MetaLink/meta-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.9</version>
+        <version>4.13.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>