diff --git a/sparkexamples/pom.xml b/sparkexamples/pom.xml
index a946a6e0..c1005603 100644
--- a/sparkexamples/pom.xml
+++ b/sparkexamples/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>3.8.1</version>
+			<version>4.13.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>