diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 403c61d94a..3837beceae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>junit</groupId>
 				<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-				<version>4.12</version>
+				<version>4.13.1</version>
 				<scope>test</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
diff --git a/portlet-parent/wicketstuff-portlet-examples/pom.xml b/portlet-parent/wicketstuff-portlet-examples/pom.xml
index 271f7d149d..43110ca62e 100644
--- a/portlet-parent/wicketstuff-portlet-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/portlet-parent/wicketstuff-portlet-examples/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<jetty9.version>9.2.13.v20150730</jetty9.version>
 		<log4j.version>2.5</log4j.version>
-		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<!-- allowed values: R7, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 or none -->
 		<wtp.version>2.0</wtp.version>