diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml
index ad0b2c04acf..914f7311e9d 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     <jersey-version>1.13</jersey-version>
     <slf4j-version>1.6.3</slf4j-version>
     <scala-test-version>1.6.1</scala-test-version>
-    <junit-version>4.8.1</junit-version>
+    <junit-version>4.13.1</junit-version>
     <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
     <springfox-version>2.0.4-SNAPSHOT</springfox-version>
     <spring-version>4.0.9.RELEASE</spring-version>