diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index d158a79b..2f8e9b48 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ dependencies {
     // Required for local unit tests (JUnit 4 framework)
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     // required if you want to use Mockito for unit tests
-    testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.5.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.6.0'
 }
 
 afterEvaluate {