diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc5be2237a..cbbb7656f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
     <!-- test libraries -->
     <mockito.version>2.28.2</mockito.version>
     <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
-    <junit.version>5.6.0</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.6.1</junit.version>
 
     <!-- logging libraries -->
     <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>