diff --git a/java-core/pom.xml b/java-core/pom.xml
index 7f1440a37d..ce40d48f83 100644
--- a/java-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java-core/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
         <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
-        <version>5.4.0</version>
+        <version>5.5.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>