diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3f7b7db1a79a..250398a2995f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -897,6 +897,13 @@
         <version>3.1.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Added to force matching verson with mockito -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+        <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+        <version>1.9.16</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-junit4</artifactId>
diff --git a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
index c1a7dafb69c46..d1bce336dc88e 100644
--- a/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
+++ b/resource-managers/kubernetes/core/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+      <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
       <artifactId>jmock-junit4</artifactId>