diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5bcfb9a..7ae6bd4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.2.0</version>
+            <version>5.18.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Byte Buddy for Java 21 compatibility with Mockito -->