diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c767c846b4..9f530d37fb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <mokito.version>1.8.5</mokito.version>
-    <junit.version>4.8.2</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.9</junit.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.6.1</slf4j.version>
     <servlet.version>2.5</servlet.version>
     <guice.version>3.0</guice.version>