diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24e5481ba443b8..7404199572b6f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <proto-google-common-protos.version>2.37.1</proto-google-common-protos.version>
 
         <!-- TestNG version: we don't enforce it in the BOM as it is mostly used in the MP TCKs and we need to use the version from the TCKs -->
-        <testng.version>7.4.0</testng.version>
+        <testng.version>7.8.0</testng.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/tcks/pom.xml b/tcks/pom.xml
index 78cf983acad011..f66fad28b66484 100644
--- a/tcks/pom.xml
+++ b/tcks/pom.xml
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@
                 <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
                 <version>${testng.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <!-- Enforce jQuery version that is compatible with TestNG 7.4.0 -->
+            <!-- Enforce jQuery version that is compatible with TestNG 7.8.0 -->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jquery</artifactId>
                 <!-- /!\ this version should not be upgraded, TestNG requires this particular version -->
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>