diff --git a/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml b/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml
index 0abd75bf..48d6374c 100644
--- a/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
         <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
-        <junit.version>5.11.0</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>5.11.1</junit.version>
         <native-build-tools-plugin.version>0.10.3</native-build-tools-plugin.version>
     </properties>