diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5cabcf795..a3877ec89 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.opensearch.test:framework:${opensearch_version}"
     testImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test:${kotlin_version}"
     testImplementation "com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2:mockito-kotlin:2.2.0"
-    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:4.7.0"
+    testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:${versions.mockito}"
 
     add("ktlint", "com.pinterest:ktlint:0.45.1") {
         attributes {