diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 492453379a..18e3b0d1e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <scala.version>2.13.10</scala.version>
         <metrics.version>4.2.5</metrics.version>
         <curator.version>3.1.0</curator.version>
-        <scalatest.version>3.2.9</scalatest.version>
+        <scalatest.version>3.2.18</scalatest.version>
         <scala.logging>3.9.5</scala.logging>
         <jackson.version>2.14.2</jackson.version>
         <aeron.version>1.17.0</aeron.version>