diff --git a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
index 9d106e2d8f8b..407124b0263d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-jar-parent/pom.xml
@@ -106,12 +106,20 @@
         <version>4.11.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- for java-vertexai unit tests, can be removed once we update to mockito-core >= 5.0.0 -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
         <artifactId>mockito-inline</artifactId>
         <version>4.11.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- for java-vertexai unit tests, can be removed once we update to mockito-core >= 5.3.0 -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+        <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+        <version>1.14.3</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
         <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>