diff --git a/java/xgboost4j/pom.xml b/java/xgboost4j/pom.xml
index 5e312bf4f5e7..e6cc5f244fa5 100644
--- a/java/xgboost4j/pom.xml
+++ b/java/xgboost4j/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>