diff --git a/cellTypeSpecificAlleleSpecificExpression/pom.xml b/cellTypeSpecificAlleleSpecificExpression/pom.xml
index 2d61bb4fd..e2d406eb2 100644
--- a/cellTypeSpecificAlleleSpecificExpression/pom.xml
+++ b/cellTypeSpecificAlleleSpecificExpression/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-            <version>6.8.1</version>
+            <version>7.7.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>