diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6db03bd2622c632a2a3f7435790de683da58601f..c3e35609edff4c405355068d799898f67f4cc4b8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ apply from: "${projectDir}/gradle/spotless.gradle"
 dependencies {
   api "com.google.guava:guava:28.2-jre"
   api "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6"
-
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:${junitVersion}"
-  testImplementation "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:${hamcrestVersion}"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8d65ca59c48d29b0409ff0021b0a589282649283..cc81901ed4c8b6603a52f60eac8dae9ed5332555 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-junitVersion = 5.5.2
+junitVersion = 5.8.1
 githooksVersion = 1.2.0
 gsonVersion  = 2.8.6
 guavaVersion = 28.2-jre
-hamcrestVersion = 1.3
 micronautVersion = 1.3.2
 nodeVersion = 3.0.1
 spotbugsVersion = 4.2.4