diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7cfc0fc3..4b0c51a7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <connector.version>3.4.1</connector.version>
     <cassandra.version>5.0-alpha1</cassandra.version>
     <junit.version>5.9.1</junit.version>
-    <mockito.version>5.3.1</mockito.version>
+    <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>
     <java-driver.version>4.17.0</java-driver.version>
     <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
   </properties>