diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index 83f3796..927ba21 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.18.3</version>
+      <version>3.7.7</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>