diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index b3915b09f99..ef0d4f1a866 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     <log4j2-custom-layout.version>1.1.0</log4j2-custom-layout.version>
     <log4j2-logstash-layout.version>0.18</log4j2-logstash-layout.version>
     <maven.version>3.9.9</maven.version>
-    <mockito.version>5.17.0</mockito.version>
+    <mockito.version>5.18.0</mockito.version>
     <nashorn.version>15.6</nashorn.version>
     <opentest4j.version>1.3.0</opentest4j.version>
     <org.eclipse.osgi.version>3.23.0</org.eclipse.osgi.version>
diff --git a/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_org_mockito_mockito_bom.xml b/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_org_mockito_mockito_bom.xml
index 82e140d8af4..ac087e9eee8 100644
--- a/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_org_mockito_mockito_bom.xml
+++ b/src/changelog/.3.x.x/update_org_mockito_mockito_bom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
        xmlns="https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns"
        xsi:schemaLocation="https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns/log4j-changelog-0.xsd"
        type="updated">
-  <issue id="3547" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3547"/>
-  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.mockito:mockito-bom` to version `5.16.1`</description>
+  <issue id="3680" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/3680"/>
+  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.mockito:mockito-bom` to version `5.18.0`</description>
 </entry>