diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml b/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
index b1aa1ee1..50b6ab77 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-maven/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
     <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-    <version>5.20.0</version>
+    <version>5.21.0</version>
 </dependency>
 
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