diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c918b55cb6..f38eff0971 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <version.arquillian.managed.wildfly>5.0.1.Final</version.arquillian.managed.wildfly>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->
-    <version.assertj>3.25.3</version.assertj>
+    <version.assertj>3.26.0</version.assertj>
     <version.archunit>1.3.0</version.archunit>
     <version.equalsverifier>3.16.1</version.equalsverifier>
     <version.openpojo>0.9.1</version.openpojo>