diff --git a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/pom.xml b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/pom.xml
index 31cb14fb5..f19b78df3 100644
--- a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <kotlin.version>1.4.30-M1</kotlin.version>
         <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>1.8</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
         <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit-jupiter.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/nd4j/samediff-import/pom.xml b/nd4j/samediff-import/pom.xml
index 7ce829081..1b395213f 100644
--- a/nd4j/samediff-import/pom.xml
+++ b/nd4j/samediff-import/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <kotlin.version>1.4.30</kotlin.version>
     <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>1.8</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
     <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
     <junit-jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit-jupiter.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f169335f..6691f87ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         <spark.major.version>2</spark.major.version>
         <args4j.version>2.0.29</args4j.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
         <archunit.version>0.14.1</archunit.version>
         <logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
         <jackson.version>2.10.1</jackson.version>