diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index 53be752..b280a0a 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.1</version>
+      <version>3.12.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>