diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5840cc29e9..52201f67ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
         <!-- Test 3rd-party dependencies: -->
         <easymock.version>5.6.0</easymock.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.20.0</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.21.0</mockito.version>
         <bytebuddy.version>1.18.2</bytebuddy.version>
         <gmaven.version>4.2.1</gmaven.version>
         <groovy.version>4.0.27</groovy.version>