diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 34bc06b..8f82586 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
-    <junit.version>5.12.0</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>6.0.1</junit.version>
     <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
     <kotlin.version>2.0.21</kotlin.version>
     <kotlinx.coroutines.version>1.6.4</kotlinx.coroutines.version>