diff --git a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
index 9025f685..96b3d1e3 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <version>5.16.1</version>
+      <version>5.17.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>