diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7644bd328a..77ae459d99 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dependencies {
   /* testing */
   testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0'
   testImplementation 'org.scalatestplus:mockito-3-4_2.13:3.2.10.0'
-  implementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:4.8.0' // mocking framework
+  implementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:4.8.1' // mocking framework
   testImplementation "org.scalatest:scalatest_${scalaVersion}:3.2.14"
   testRuntimeOnly 'com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-all:0.64.0' //scalatest html output
   testImplementation group: 'org.pegdown', name: 'pegdown', version: '1.6.0'