diff --git a/kit/pom.xml b/kit/pom.xml
index b2b1173e1..bc6a74778 100644
--- a/kit/pom.xml
+++ b/kit/pom.xml
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.0</version>
+            <version>3.19.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@
                     </archive>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>