diff --git a/YCSB/ycsb-soda/core/pom.xml b/YCSB/ycsb-soda/core/pom.xml
index a083b93..bf7496f 100644
--- a/YCSB/ycsb-soda/core/pom.xml
+++ b/YCSB/ycsb-soda/core/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ LICENSE file.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
       <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-      <version>6.1.1</version>
+      <version>7.7.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>