diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d4738f..4a735b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.12</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
         <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
         <coveralls-maven-plugin.version>4.3.0</coveralls-maven-plugin.version>
-        <assertj-core.version>3.25.3</assertj-core.version>
+        <assertj-core.version>3.26.0</assertj-core.version>
         <omni-coveragereporter-maven-plugin.version>0.4.3</omni-coveragereporter-maven-plugin.version>
         <picocli.version>4.7.6</picocli.version>
         <kumuluzee-microProfile-3.3.version>4.1.0</kumuluzee-microProfile-3.3.version>