diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bcb4b4b5e8..01fab0d9c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
+            <version>1.8.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>