diff --git a/extras/rya.merger/pom.xml b/extras/rya.merger/pom.xml
index afeb9e246..194eda6ff 100644
--- a/extras/rya.merger/pom.xml
+++ b/extras/rya.merger/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.2</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>