diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd83a2ccc..7221b0a54 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
         <git-repository-name>cloudant-java-sdk</git-repository-name>
 
-        <testng-version>7.7.1</testng-version>
+        <testng-version>7.12.0</testng-version>
         <okhttp3-version>5.3.2</okhttp3-version>
         <surefire-version>3.5.5</surefire-version>
         <jacoco-plugin-version>0.8.14</jacoco-plugin-version>