diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e2841047..6f5ffe45b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
         <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
-        <version>4.3</version>
+        <version>5.0.0</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>