diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a32e0d7145..14e2312b9b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -873,13 +873,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>5.12.2</version>
+            <version>${version.junit}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
-            <version>5.12.2</version>
+            <version>${version.junit}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@
         <version.fluido>2.1.0</version.fluido>
         <!-- hibernate is up to rev 6+. But 4.0.0. causes this error: symbol: org.hibernate.classic.Session not found -->
         <version.hibernate>3.6.10.Final</version.hibernate>
+        <version.junit>5.14.4</version.junit>
         <version.spotbugs.maven>4.10.5.0</version.spotbugs.maven>
         <version.spotbugs>4.10.5</version.spotbugs>
         <!-- Spring 6.x requires Java 17 -->