diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f1e87823..632f35e8f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
                 <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
-                <version>5.5.0</version>
+                <version>5.6.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>