diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index dbca6396d..738986ed4 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -338,13 +338,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <version>1.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-            <type>jar</type>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-testing</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-testing-harness</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 1a676ce3f..01a0ddac9 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -279,11 +279,5 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
             <version>2.4</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 857df858c..5493a81f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
-            <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>