diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 72a6d9110b6..58a9c45d373 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ updates:
         update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
       - dependency-name: "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310"
         update-types: [ "version-update:semver-minor", "version-update:semver-patch" ]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
   - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
     directory: "/"
     allow:
@@ -30,6 +34,10 @@ updates:
     ignore:
       - dependency-name: "com.gradleup.shadow"
         update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
 
 # Explicit entry for each module
   - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
@@ -412,6 +420,10 @@ updates:
         update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major", "version-update:semver-minor" ]
       - dependency-name: "com.hazelcast:hazelcast"
         update-types: [ "version-update:semver-minor" ]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
+      - dependency-name: "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher"
+        update-types: [ "version-update:semver-major" ]
 
 # Smoke test
   - package-ecosystem: "gradle"
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index da9ec1f2a44..0dba1e8005c 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     shaded 'org.zeroturnaround:zt-exec:1.12'
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.1'
 
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
     testImplementation('com.google.cloud.tools:jib-core:0.27.3')  {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     jarFileTestCompileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombok.version}"
     jarFileTestAnnotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombok.version}"
-    jarFileTestRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    jarFileTestRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.1'
     jarFileTestImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
     jarFileTestImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6'
     jarFileTestImplementation 'org.ow2.asm:asm-debug-all:5.2'