diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa2b0006..e0f9c0b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1644,10 +1644,9 @@ Current limitations:
 * You may find _mocking_ helpful for injection. The Java community is not of one
   mind on mocking, so use your judgment:
     * [Mockito](https://site.mockito.org/) is the "standard" choice, and is a
-      dependency for the sample projects. For "modern" versions of Mockito, you
-      should use the `mockito-inline` dependency rather than `mockito-core`
-      if relevant for your project: it supports
-      [mocking of static methods](https://frontbackend.com/java/how-to-mock-static-methods-with-mockito).
+      dependency for the sample projects.
+      For modern versions of Mockito, please use the `mockito-core` dependency
+      rather than `mockito-inline`.
       See `TheFooTest.shouldRedAlertAsStaticMock` for an example.
       Note that this project has updated to Mockito 5.
       See [_v5.0.0_ release
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 399e1119..447c57db 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:$junitVersion"
     testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core:$assertJVersion"
-    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-inline:$mockitoVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:$mockitoVersion"
     testImplementation "com.github.stefanbirkner:system-lambda:$systemLambdaVersion"
 
     // Quiet build -- build works without this, but JUnit complains
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7d672506..f2068299 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jdkVersion=17
 junitVersion=5.9.3
 lombokVersion=1.18.30
 mainClass=demo.Application
-mockitoVersion=5.2.0
+mockitoVersion=5.6.0
 modernizerPluginVersion=1.8.0
 modernizerVersion=2.7.0
 pitestJUnit5PluginVersion=1.1.2
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a2affd7..be058296 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <maven-testing-plugins.version>3.1.2</maven-testing-plugins.version>
         <maven-wrapper-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-wrapper-plugin.version>
         <maven.version>3.9.3</maven.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.2.0</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.6.0</mockito.version>
         <modernizer.version>2.7.0</modernizer.version>
         <owasp.skip>false</owasp.skip>
         <pitest-junit5-plugin.version>1.2.0</pitest-junit5-plugin.version>
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-inline</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
             <version>${mockito.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>