diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3c3ed123ad..aadbc0a0835 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <assertj.core.version>3.26.3</assertj.core.version>
     <awaitility.version>4.2.2</awaitility.version>
     <approvaltests.version>24.7.0</approvaltests.version>
-    <keycloak.version>25.0.6</keycloak.version><!-- Used by CRD Generator integration tests for verifications -->
+    <keycloak.version>26.0.0</keycloak.version><!-- Used by CRD Generator integration tests for verifications -->
     <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>
     <mockito-inline.version>5.2.0</mockito-inline.version>
     <spock.version>2.4-M4-groovy-4.0</spock.version>