diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 01ebfcf006..e50ba34756 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <maven-versions-plugin.version>2.8.1</maven-versions-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
 
-        <assertj-core.version>3.20.2</assertj-core.version>
+        <assertj-core.version>3.21.0</assertj-core.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.8.0</junit.jupiter.version>
 
         <skipIntegration>true</skipIntegration>