diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bea9db8..8475e8e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <!-- external libraries -->
     <version.assertj>3.24.2</version.assertj>
     <version.junit-jupiter>5.10.0</version.junit-jupiter>
-    <version.mockito>5.4.0</version.mockito>
+    <version.mockito>5.5.0</version.mockito>
     <version.slf4j>2.0.7</version.slf4j>
     <version.jackson>2.15.2</version.jackson>