diff --git a/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml b/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml
index f0d186eb..9d1bef6e 100644
--- a/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar-groovy-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.4</version>
+      <version>5.3.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>