diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92ec4902e..9a0a06036 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
         <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
-        <version>5.2.0</version>
+        <version>5.6.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>