diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbd081b6d4..d60499834a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         <bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>
 
         <!-- Test 3rd-party dependencies: -->
-        <easymock.version>5.3.0</easymock.version>
+        <easymock.version>5.4.0</easymock.version>
         <mockito.version>5.12.0</mockito.version>
         <bytebuddy.version>1.14.18</bytebuddy.version>
         <gmaven.version>3.0.2</gmaven.version>