diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index c876a6adb..ec76c5f41 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
+
diff --git a/library/build.gradle b/library/build.gradle
index 8a954905b..e243b4e6d 100644
--- a/library/build.gradle
+++ b/library/build.gradle
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dependencies {
// dependencies for tests
testImplementation "junit:junit:$junit_version"
- testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.15.2'
+ testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.18.0'
testImplementation 'com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2:mockito-kotlin:2.2.0'
// dependencies for instrumented tests