diff --git a/docs/providers/openwhisk/examples/hello-world/java/pom.xml b/docs/providers/openwhisk/examples/hello-world/java/pom.xml
index 22c22b6050a..97942069fe1 100644
--- a/docs/providers/openwhisk/examples/hello-world/java/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/providers/openwhisk/examples/hello-world/java/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>