diff --git a/testing-modules/mockito-simple/pom.xml b/testing-modules/mockito-simple/pom.xml
index 3bfca2db2ac7..5325a2814b66 100644
--- a/testing-modules/mockito-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/mockito-simple/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring-framework.version>5.3.20</spring-framework.version>
+        <spring-framework.version>6.0.0</spring-framework.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <mockito.version>4.6.1</mockito.version>
     </properties>