diff --git a/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle b/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle
index c509b3bf431..e61c4ea9abe 100644
--- a/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'com.oracle.database.r2dbc:oracle-r2dbc:1.2.0'
 
     testImplementation project(':jdbc-test')
-    testImplementation 'com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc11:23.5.0.24.07'
+    testImplementation 'com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc11:23.8.0.25.04'
 
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.2'