diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a0dbf6196b..f0f2bbaf25 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation group: 'com.jayway.jsonpath', name: 'json-path-assert', version: '2.5.0'
   testImplementation group: 'net.jodah', name: 'failsafe', version: '2.4.0'
   testImplementation group: 'org.xmlunit', name: 'xmlunit-core', version: '2.8.2'
-  testImplementation group: 'org.xmlunit', name: 'xmlunit-matchers', version: '2.8.2'
+  testImplementation group: 'org.xmlunit', name: 'xmlunit-matchers', version: '2.10.0'
   testImplementation 'com.github.hmcts:fortify-client:1.2.1:all'
 
   integrationTestImplementation sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath