diff --git a/topics/testing/code/pom.xml b/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
index 067d9c6..f554b01 100644
--- a/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
+++ b/topics/testing/code/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.1</version>
+            <version>3.12.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>