diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e5128c3..6b303c90 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${maven.compiler.source}</maven.compiler.target>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.12.1</junit.jupiter.version>
         <io.cucumber.version>7.21.1</io.cucumber.version>
-        <org.mockito.version>5.16.1</org.mockito.version>
+        <org.mockito.version>5.17.0</org.mockito.version>
         <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
         <testExclusions>**/e2e/*.java</testExclusions>
         <module-name>${project.groupId}.${project.artifactId}</module-name>