diff --git a/parent-boot-2/pom.xml b/parent-boot-2/pom.xml
index 2ee4f1483b..ace3e538c9 100644
--- a/parent-boot-2/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-boot-2/pom.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
         <thin.version>1.0.22.RELEASE</thin.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.4.0</spring-boot.version>
         <aspectjweaver.version>1.9.1</aspectjweaver.version>
+        <!-- this property can be removed once we update Mockito version in the main pom.xml -->
+        <mockito.version>3.4.0</mockito.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>