diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 9924f0d2..6203416f 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <properties>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
     <junit.version>5.10.2</junit.version>
-    <assertj.version>3.25.3</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.26.0</assertj.version>
     <jackson.version>2.17.1</jackson.version>
     <jex.version>2.5</jex.version>
     <avaje-inject.version>9.12</avaje-inject.version>