diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 0999263c4e..71c6e88d22 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -167,11 +167,7 @@
             <artifactId>hamcrest</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
@@ -266,5 +262,17 @@
             <version>1.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c82dc5a0fe..add4e1730d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>5.8.2</version>
+                <version>${junit5.version}</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
@@ -878,19 +878,6 @@
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
 
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>junit</groupId>
-                <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>4.13.1</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-                <exclusions>
-                    <exclusion>
-                        <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-                    </exclusion>
-                </exclusions>
-            </dependency>
-
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>