diff --git a/src/Externals/protobuf/java/util/pom.xml b/src/Externals/protobuf/java/util/pom.xml
index 44a5662d..d51375a9 100644
--- a/src/Externals/protobuf/java/util/pom.xml
+++ b/src/Externals/protobuf/java/util/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>