diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05a10933..6fbe06c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <!-- versions of test dependencies -->
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-        <mockito.version>4.3.1</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.8.0</mockito.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.30</lombok.version>
 
         <!-- sonatype url-->