diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f230e2..566b158 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.5.0</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.6.0</mockito.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
         <!-- Be aware: Spotbugs seems incompatible to JDK < 17 since 4.4.2 -->
         <spotbugs.plugin.version>4.7.3.6</spotbugs.plugin.version>