diff --git a/Chapter12/P244_AssertingEqualityOfOptional/pom.xml b/Chapter12/P244_AssertingEqualityOfOptional/pom.xml
index b3f8d6f5..311069ad 100644
--- a/Chapter12/P244_AssertingEqualityOfOptional/pom.xml
+++ b/Chapter12/P244_AssertingEqualityOfOptional/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>        
     </dependencies>