diff --git a/blackbox-test/pom.xml b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
index 5ab908c2..9144ab67 100644
--- a/blackbox-test/pom.xml
+++ b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/validator-generator/pom.xml b/validator-generator/pom.xml
index 0146006b..8e16f339 100644
--- a/validator-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-generator/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml b/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
index afc126cf..8eb948ca 100644
--- a/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/validator-inject-plugin/pom.xml b/validator-inject-plugin/pom.xml
index 3f9ecf8f..8001ea68 100644
--- a/validator-inject-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-inject-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/validator/pom.xml b/validator/pom.xml
index ab08ffff..5ff8201b 100644
--- a/validator/pom.xml
+++ b/validator/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>