diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36dcb36aa7..4568fb06a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- test libraries -->
-    <mockito.version>3.5.15</mockito.version>
+    <mockito.version>3.6.0</mockito.version>
     <hamcrest.version>2.1</hamcrest.version>
     <junit.version>5.7.0</junit.version>