diff --git a/eqtl-mapping-pipeline/pom.xml b/eqtl-mapping-pipeline/pom.xml
index d820dadf6..8c0436336 100644
--- a/eqtl-mapping-pipeline/pom.xml
+++ b/eqtl-mapping-pipeline/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testng</groupId>
 			<artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-			<version>6.5.2</version>
+			<version>7.7.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>