diff --git a/smart-connector/pom.xml b/smart-connector/pom.xml
index 79b0bece2..667d32fd0 100644
--- a/smart-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/smart-connector/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-			<version>5.15.2</version>
+			<version>5.16.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>