diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 76c4a9891a..6fb43436b6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ dependencies {
   /* testing */
   testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0'
   testImplementation 'org.scalatestplus:mockito-3-4_2.13:3.2.10.0'
-  testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.7.0' // mocking framework
+  testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.8.0' // mocking framework
   testImplementation "org.scalatest:scalatest_${scalaVersion}:3.2.17"
   testRuntimeOnly 'com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-all:0.64.8' //scalatest html output
   testImplementation group: 'org.pegdown', name: 'pegdown', version: '1.6.0'