diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 48a04ebc..92907df9 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ 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:5.2.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.3.0'
 }
 
 afterEvaluate {