diff --git a/javametrics-lite/pom.xml b/javametrics-lite/pom.xml
index 8cc18f8..5f3ae08 100644
--- a/javametrics-lite/pom.xml
+++ b/javametrics-lite/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.20.2</version>
+            <version>3.27.7</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>