diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 3365fe498..f4c0e19e0 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-    <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.4.8</junit.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>