diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2361fe8fc..618b345868 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
     <google.core.version>1.93.4</google.core.version>
     <google.api-common.version>1.9.0</google.api-common.version>
     <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
-    <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
     <threeten.version>1.4.4</threeten.version>
     <javax.annotations.version>1.3.2</javax.annotations.version>
     <animal-sniffer.version>1.18</animal-sniffer.version>
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
         <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-        <version>${mockito.version}</version>
+        <version>2.28.2</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>