diff --git a/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle b/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle
index a0093eb1d2cd1..c5db0d3fca15f 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/testKit/opensearch.build/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ext.noticeFile = file("NOTICE")
 dependencies {
   api "junit:junit:${versions.junit}"
   // missing classes in thirdparty audit
-  api 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3'
+  api 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:3.0'
   jdkJarHell 'org.opensearch:opensearch-core:current'
 }