diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index f88fe9aee8..169b47ba9d 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation group: 'com.amazonaws', name: 'aws-java-sdk-s3', version: '1.11.270'
 
     testImplementation group: 'org.reflections', name: 'reflections', version: '0.9.11', { exclude group: 'com.google.guava', module: 'guava' }
-    testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
+    testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
     testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '1.3'
     testImplementation group: 'org.neo4j.test', name: 'neo4j-harness', version: neo4jVersionEffective
     testImplementation group: 'org.eclipse.jetty', name: 'jetty-server', version: '9.2.22.v20170606'
diff --git a/test-utils/build.gradle b/test-utils/build.gradle
index aa3fc9ebf9..fe9f7d6166 100644
--- a/test-utils/build.gradle
+++ b/test-utils/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 description = 'APOC :: Test Utils'
 
 dependencies {
-    api group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
+    api group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
 
     implementation group: 'org.neo4j', name: 'neo4j-common', version: neo4jVersionEffective, classifier: "tests"
     api group: 'org.neo4j.community', name: 'it-test-support', version: neo4jVersionEffective // , classifier: "tests"