diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
index 500e95a..9f52e88 100644
--- a/core/api/pom.xml
+++ b/core/api/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testng</groupId>
 			<artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-			<version>6.1.1</version>
+			<version>7.7.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- logging -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c6c818..f3609b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.testng</groupId>
 				<artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-				<version>6.1.1</version>
+				<version>7.7.0</version>
 				<scope>test</scope>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>