diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index caf24d1f9..743eaa616 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ updates:
     labels:
       - "maven"
       - "dependencies"
+    ignore:
+      # Ignore Mockito 5.X.X as it does not support Java 8
+      - dependency-name: mockito-*
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6eec4c461..23000f9d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-                <version>4.9.0</version>
+                <version>4.11.0</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mockito-inline</artifactId>
-                <version>4.9.0</version>
+                <version>4.11.0</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>