diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba11116..4b378d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         <tagchowder.version>2.0.29</tagchowder.version>
 
         <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <org.junit.version>5.11.3</org.junit.version>
+        <org.junit.version>5.13.1</org.junit.version>
         <org.mockito.version>5.14.2</org.mockito.version>
         <org.testng.version>7.10.2</org.testng.version>
     </properties>