diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 87bf1c91a83..d93205e6c4e 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ final Map<String, String> libraries = [
   commonsLang3        : 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.14.0',
   commonsPool         : 'org.apache.commons:commons-pool2:2.12.0',
   commonsText         : 'org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.11.0',
-  dbunit              : 'org.dbunit:dbunit:2.7.3',
+  dbunit              : 'org.dbunit:dbunit:2.8.0',
   dom4j               : 'org.dom4j:dom4j:2.1.4',
   ehcache             : 'net.sf.ehcache.internal:ehcache-core:2.11.0.8.17', // See https://repo.terracotta.org/maven2/net/sf/ehcache/internal/ehcache-core/maven-metadata.xml
   felix               : 'org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.framework:7.0.5',