diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d448dfffd..45e6fe80b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		<jqwik.version>1.8.4</jqwik.version>
 		<assertj.version>3.25.3</assertj.version>
 		<owasp-dependency-check.version>5.3.2</owasp-dependency-check.version>
-		<pitest.version>1.15.6</pitest.version>
+		<pitest.version>1.16.0</pitest.version>
 		<jackson.version>2.17.0</jackson.version>
 		<spotless.version>2.43.0</spotless.version>
 	</properties>