diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 501ad32..0561706 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ assertj = "3.27.7"
 checkstyle = "12.3.0"
 edc = "0.18.0-SNAPSHOT"
 # the edc-boot-spi dependency is used only for tests, this fixed version prevents the "chicken-egg" problem
-edc-test = "0.16.0"
+edc-test = "0.17.0"
 jackson = "2.21.2"
 jetbrainsAnnotation = "26.1.0"
 jakarta-ws-rs = "4.0.0"