diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1310d3c..15d3ade5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 		<assertj-core.version>3.11.1</assertj-core.version>
 		<json-path.version>2.4.0</json-path.version>
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
-		<mockito-core.version>2.23.4</mockito-core.version>
+		<mockito-core.version>3.0.0</mockito-core.version>
 		<spring.version>5.1.8.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<spring-data-releasetrain.version>Lovelace-SR9</spring-data-releasetrain.version>
 		<spring-security-bom.version>5.1.5.RELEASE</spring-security-bom.version>