diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5a10d77d..728f2a55 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test = [
     "pytest == 7.*",
     "pytest-cov",
     "pytest-asyncio",
-    "mock == 4.*"
+    "mock == 5.*"
 ]
 docs = [
     "sphinx",
diff --git a/tests/requirements_for_software_tests.txt b/tests/requirements_for_software_tests.txt
index 4e1de699..b6351e0e 100644
--- a/tests/requirements_for_software_tests.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements_for_software_tests.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 pytest==7.*
 pytest-cov==3.*
 pytest-asyncio>=0.17.2
-mock==4.*
\ No newline at end of file
+mock==5.*
\ No newline at end of file