diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a630cf8d2..c01f071629 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>4.12</version>
+        <version>4.13.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
diff --git a/surefire-providers/common-junit3/pom.xml b/surefire-providers/common-junit3/pom.xml
index bef14cb86a..d942aa274a 100644
--- a/surefire-providers/common-junit3/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-providers/common-junit3/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/surefire-providers/common-junit4/pom.xml b/surefire-providers/common-junit4/pom.xml
index 09bf4cd514..67311dc37c 100644
--- a/surefire-providers/common-junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-providers/common-junit4/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/surefire-providers/common-junit48/pom.xml b/surefire-providers/common-junit48/pom.xml
index 006b78e41c..ff3d3e661d 100644
--- a/surefire-providers/common-junit48/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-providers/common-junit48/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/surefire-providers/surefire-junit3/pom.xml b/surefire-providers/surefire-junit3/pom.xml
index d38b31218a..5ddcbdfd7b 100644
--- a/surefire-providers/surefire-junit3/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-providers/surefire-junit3/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/surefire-providers/surefire-junit4/pom.xml b/surefire-providers/surefire-junit4/pom.xml
index fc4d4505c5..9f6cf7c075 100644
--- a/surefire-providers/surefire-junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-providers/surefire-junit4/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/surefire-providers/surefire-testng-utils/pom.xml b/surefire-providers/surefire-testng-utils/pom.xml
index cf1fdad8f0..b6c8634401 100644
--- a/surefire-providers/surefire-testng-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-providers/surefire-testng-utils/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.2</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/surefire-providers/surefire-testng/pom.xml b/surefire-providers/surefire-testng/pom.xml
index 0e89732cab..7c69e6cd8f 100644
--- a/surefire-providers/surefire-testng/pom.xml
+++ b/surefire-providers/surefire-testng/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.2</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>