diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a22029da..077083793 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-                <version>5.8.0</version>
+                <!-- Starting with version 5, mockito requires Java 11 -->
+                <version>4.11.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>