diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 2aaffd9d1..ee3631d8b 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.18.0</version>
+            <version>5.21.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
index d2c3e68d2..d59e494f2 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.18.0</version>
+            <version>5.21.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
index 2fa8462a5..95f2a064b 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.18.0</version>
+            <version>5.21.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f514042c..afbc1a18a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <aws.sdk.v1.version>1.12.781</aws.sdk.v1.version>
         <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.20.1</versions-maven-plugin.version>
         <elastic.version>1.7.0</elastic.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.20.0</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.21.0</mockito.version>
         <mockito-junit-jupiter.version>5.21.0</mockito-junit-jupiter.version>
         <junit-pioneer.version>2.3.0</junit-pioneer.version>
         <crac.version>1.5.0</crac.version>