diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d3301168cb..ae2abd7a70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@
     <!-- test libraries -->
     <mockito.version>2.28.2</mockito.version>
     <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
-    <junit.version>5.2.0</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.6.0</junit.version>
 
     <!-- logging libraries -->
     <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>