diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index b7aa844..f44a1dd 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.25.3</version>
+      <version>3.26.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>