diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 874c65a5204..87324f2475e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ rhino.version=1.7.14
 rsyntaxtextarea.version=3.2.0
 Saxon-HE.version=11.3
 slf4j.version=1.7.36
-spock-core.version=2.1-groovy-3.0
+spock-core.version=2.2-groovy-3.0
 springframework.version=4.3.17.RELEASE
 svgSalamander.version=1.1.2.4
 tika.version=1.28.3
diff --git a/xdocs/changes.xml b/xdocs/changes.xml
index 89aa8ddc628..96dd6b42b86 100644
--- a/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ Summary
 
 <ch_section>Non-functional changes</ch_section>
 <ul>
+  <li><pr>5713</pr>update spockAdded randomized test GitHub Actions matrix for better coverage of locales and time zones</li>
 </ul>
 
  <!-- =================== Bug fixes =================== -->