diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 14d832654..495a9daaf 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ext {
 	apiGuardianVersion = '1.1.2'
 	opentest4jVersion = '1.3.0'
 	archunitVersion = '1.2.1'
-	assertJVersion = '3.24.2'
+	assertJVersion = '3.25.0'
 	mockitoVersion = '4.11.0'
 	systemLambdaVersion = '1.2.1'
 	kotlinVersion = '1.8.0'
diff --git a/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/statistics/StatisticsCollectionTests.java b/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/statistics/StatisticsCollectionTests.java
index 98412c4aa..6bb0ccdab 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/statistics/StatisticsCollectionTests.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/java/net/jqwik/engine/statistics/StatisticsCollectionTests.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void countDoubleValues() {
 		void callingCollectWithNoValueFails() {
 			StatisticsCollectorImpl collector = new StatisticsCollectorImpl("a label");
 
-			assertThatThrownBy(collector::collect).isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+			assertThatThrownBy(() -> collector.collect()).isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class);
 		}
 
 		@Example