diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5794c2819..2ffec23a48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@
   <properties>
     <!-- test libraries -->
     <mockito.version>2.28.2</mockito.version>
-    <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
+    <hamcrest.version>2.1</hamcrest.version>
     <junit.version>5.6.2</junit.version>
 
     <!-- logging libraries -->