diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f31d0662083e..8ccfd380b8d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
     <!-- Test Libraries -->
     <testng.version>7.10.2</testng.version>
     <mockito-core.version>5.14.2</mockito-core.version>
-    <equalsverifier.version>3.17.5</equalsverifier.version>
+    <equalsverifier.version>3.18</equalsverifier.version>
     <testcontainers.version>1.20.4</testcontainers.version>
     <h2.version>2.3.232</h2.version>
     <jnr-posix.version>3.1.20</jnr-posix.version>