diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
index d4854f8..734d9c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automerge.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Dependabot automerge
 on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   dependabot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ec6d68..7ce383b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.17.0</version>
+            <version>5.16.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>