diff --git a/postgresql-core-functional-tests/pom.xml b/postgresql-core-functional-tests/pom.xml
index 7ab6c471..04a53ab2 100644
--- a/postgresql-core-functional-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/postgresql-core-functional-tests/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.1</version>
+            <version>3.27.7</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>