diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84260ac..6e53784 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <bcprov-18.version>1.84</bcprov-18.version>
 
     <!-- test versions -->
-    <junit.version>6.0.3</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>6.1.0</junit.version>
     <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
     <mockito.version>5.23.0</mockito.version>
   </properties>