diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 63a777f..5aa925f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <!-- versions of test dependencies -->
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.4.0</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.9.0</mockito.version>
 
         <!-- sonatype url-->
         <sonatype-oss-dist-mgmt-snapshots-url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/