diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
index e2591c51a0..01a442f7da 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <hibernate.version>5.4.24.Final</hibernate.version>
         <mysql.version>8.0.24</mysql.version>
         <mariaDB4j.version>2.2.3</mariaDB4j.version>
-        <assertj-core.version>3.8.0</assertj-core.version>
+        <assertj-core.version>3.27.7</assertj-core.version>
         <openjdk-jmh.version>1.21</openjdk-jmh.version>
         <geodb.version>0.9</geodb.version>
     </properties>