diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 9f144dc..54932f9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ updates:
       # plexus-xml 4.x depends on the Maven 4 XML API
       - dependency-name: "org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-xml"
         versions: [">= 4.0.0"]
+      # Mockito 5 requires Java 11; the build still runs on JDK 8
+      - dependency-name: "org.mockito:*"
+        versions: [">= 5.0.0"]
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/"
     schedule: