diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d3cf26b2c8..796888372f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- test libraries -->
-    <mockito.version>3.6.0</mockito.version>
+    <mockito.version>3.6.28</mockito.version>
     <hamcrest.version>2.1</hamcrest.version>
     <junit.version>5.7.0</junit.version>