diff --git a/make/build-support/version-numbers b/make/build-support/version-numbers
index 8c7d36c..2f5e488 100644
--- a/make/build-support/version-numbers
+++ b/make/build-support/version-numbers
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ DEFAULT_JAVADIFFUTILS_LICENSE_CHECKSUM=7df059597099bb7dcf25d2a9aedfaf4465f72d8d
 
 # for testing
 # JUnit 5 = JUnit Platform 1.y.z + JUnit Jupiter 5.y.z + JUnit Vintage 5.y.z
-DEFAULT_JUNIT_VERSION=1.9.2
-DEFAULT_JUNIT_JAR_CHECKSUM=bb856bc86a6e6cd48080546afcaf7a210713ea21
+DEFAULT_JUNIT_VERSION=1.13.4
+DEFAULT_JUNIT_JAR_CHECKSUM=62734191af1bfc78ee17181ca38b94dbb5eb7737
 DEFAULT_JUNIT_LICENSE_FILE=LICENSE-junit.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/junit/JUnitTests.gmk b/test/junit/JUnitTests.gmk
index c88ab2f..d5e2fcd 100644
--- a/test/junit/JUnitTests.gmk
+++ b/test/junit/JUnitTests.gmk
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ $(BUILDTESTDIR)/JUnitTests.ok: \
 	$(JAVA) \
 		$(JUnitTest.add-exports) \
 		-jar $(JUNIT_JAR) \
-		-classpath $(JUnitTest.classpath) \
+		execute \
+			--class-path $(JUnitTest.classpath) \
 			--reports-dir=$(@:%.ok=%/report) \
 			--select-package=apitest \
-			2>&1 | tee $(@:%.ok=%/log)
+			--fail-if-no-tests \
+		2>&1 | tee $(@:%.ok=%/log)
 	echo $@ passed at `date` > $@
 
 $(BUILDTESTDIR)/JUnitTests.classes.ok: \