diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7996cbf..3a47b7d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-inline:$mockitoVersion"
     testImplementation "net.jqwik:jqwik:1.8.4"
     // is provided by "jqwik", but need this in testImplementation scope
-    testImplementation "net.jqwik:jqwik-engine:1.8.3"
+    testImplementation "net.jqwik:jqwik-engine:1.8.5"
 
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-api:$kafkaVersion"
     testImplementation "org.apache.kafka:connect-runtime:$kafkaVersion"