diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1bf79d5e4..a31638fbf 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ updates:
         # org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin does not yet support bndlib 7,
         # and bndlib 7.1 requires Java 17
         update-types: [ "sem-ver:major" ]
+      - dependency-name: "org.mockito:mockito-core"
+        # Next major version (5.x) requires Java 11
+        # https://github.com/mockito/mockito/releases/tag/v5.0.0
+        update-types: [ "sem-ver:major" ]
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f3d5c516..e0577c5f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
     <commons.junit.version>5.11.4</commons.junit.version>
     <!-- JUnit Pioneer 2 requires Java 11 -->
     <commons.junit-pioneer.version>1.9.1</commons.junit-pioneer.version>
+    <commons.mockito.version>4.11.0</commons.mockito.version>
     <commons.jmh.version>1.37</commons.jmh.version>
     <commons.asm.version>9.7.1</commons.asm.version>
     <commons.taglist.version>3.2.1</commons.taglist.version>
@@ -349,6 +350,12 @@
         <artifactId>junit-pioneer</artifactId>
         <version>${commons.junit-pioneer.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mockit-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${commons.mockito.version}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
   <build>