diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 955af2720..cef6305a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <jackson-databind.version>2.14.3</jackson-databind.version>
     <aalto-xml.version>1.3.2</aalto-xml.version>
     <xmlunit.version>1.6</xmlunit.version>
-    <mockito.core.version>5.3.1</mockito.core.version>
+    <mockito.core.version>5.21.0</mockito.core.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
 
     <android.platform.version>4.1.1.4</android.platform.version>