diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/model/ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJsonTest.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/model/ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJsonTest.kt
index 5d162c6dee3d..4688a1fce6c2 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/model/ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJsonTest.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/model/ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJsonTest.kt
@@ -7,40 +7,31 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.model
 
-import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Test
 
 class ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJsonTest {
 
   @Test
   fun nameCleansed_withoutScope() {
-    assertEquals("name", ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "name", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "react_native", ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react~native", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "react_native", ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react*native", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "react_native", ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react!native", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "react_native", ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react'native", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "react_native", ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react(native", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "react_native", ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react)native", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "react_native",
-        ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react~*!'()native", null).nameCleansed)
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "name", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("name")
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react~native", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("react_native")
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react*native", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("react_native")
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react!native", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("react_native")
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react'native", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("react_native")
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react(native", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("react_native")
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react)native", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("react_native")
+    assertThat(ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "react~*!'()native", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo("react_native")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun nameCleansed_withScope() {
-    assertEquals(
-        "react-native_package",
-        ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "@react-native/package", null).nameCleansed)
-    assertEquals(
-        "this_is_a_more_complicated_example_of_weird_packages",
-        ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson(
-                "", "@this*is~a(more)complicated/example!of~weird)packages", null)
-            .nameCleansed)
+    assertThat(
+			ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson("", "@react-native/package", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo(
+				"react-native_package")
+    assertThat(
+			ModelAutolinkingDependenciesJson(
+				"", "@this*is~a(more)complicated/example!of~weird)packages", null).nameCleansed).isEqualTo(
+					"this_is_a_more_complicated_example_of_weird_packages")
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/DependencyUtilsTest.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/DependencyUtilsTest.kt
index 6acc016fbaa9..9df0e238fc98 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/DependencyUtilsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/DependencyUtilsTest.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.utils.DependencyUtils.readVersionAndGroupStrings
 import java.net.URI
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.MavenArtifactRepository
 import org.gradle.testfixtures.ProjectBuilder
-import org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureRepositories(project, tempFolder.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(
+    assertThat(
         project.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == localMavenURI
-        })
+        }).isNotNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureRepositories(project, tempFolder.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(
+    assertThat(
         project.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI
-        })
+        }).isNotNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureRepositories(project, reactNativeDir)
 
-    assertNotNull(
+    assertThat(
         project.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI
-        })
+        }).isNotNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureRepositories(project, tempFolder.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(
+    assertThat(
         project.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI
-        })
+        }).isNotNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureRepositories(project, tempFolder.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(
+    assertThat(
         project.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI
-        })
+        }).isNotNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureRepositories(project, tempFolder.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(
+    assertThat(
         project.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI
-        })
+        }).isNotNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
         project.repositories.indexOfFirst {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == mavenCentralURI
         }
-    assertTrue(indexOfLocalRepo < indexOfMavenCentral)
+    assertThat(indexOfLocalRepo < indexOfMavenCentral).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
         project.repositories.indexOfFirst {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == mavenCentralURI
         }
-    assertTrue(indexOfSnapshotRepo < indexOfMavenCentral)
+    assertThat(indexOfSnapshotRepo < indexOfMavenCentral).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureRepositories(appProject, tempFolder.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(
+    assertThat(
         appProject.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI
-        })
-    assertNotNull(
+        }).isNotNull()
+    assertThat(
         libProject.repositories.firstOrNull {
           it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI
-        })
+        }).isNotNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -184,9 +184,8 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     // We need to make sure we have Maven Central defined twice, one by the library,
     // and another is the override by RNGP.
-    assertEquals(
-        2,
-        libProject.repositories.count { it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI })
+    assertThat(
+			libProject.repositories.count { it is MavenArtifactRepository && it.url == repositoryURI }).isEqualTo(2)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     configureDependencies(project, "")
 
-    assertTrue(project.configurations.first().resolutionStrategy.forcedModules.isEmpty())
+    assertThat(project.configurations.first().resolutionStrategy.forcedModules.isEmpty()).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -205,8 +204,8 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
     configureDependencies(project, "1.2.3")
 
     val forcedModules = project.configurations.first().resolutionStrategy.forcedModules
-    assertTrue(forcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:react-android:1.2.3" })
-    assertTrue(forcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:hermes-android:1.2.3" })
+    assertThat(forcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:react-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
+    assertThat(forcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:hermes-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -221,10 +220,10 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     val appForcedModules = appProject.configurations.first().resolutionStrategy.forcedModules
     val libForcedModules = libProject.configurations.first().resolutionStrategy.forcedModules
-    assertTrue(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:react-android:1.2.3" })
-    assertTrue(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:hermes-android:1.2.3" })
-    assertTrue(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:react-android:1.2.3" })
-    assertTrue(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:hermes-android:1.2.3" })
+    assertThat(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:react-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
+    assertThat(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:hermes-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
+    assertThat(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:react-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
+    assertThat(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "com.facebook.react:hermes-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -239,52 +238,54 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     val appForcedModules = appProject.configurations.first().resolutionStrategy.forcedModules
     val libForcedModules = libProject.configurations.first().resolutionStrategy.forcedModules
-    assertTrue(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:react-android:1.2.3" })
-    assertTrue(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:hermes-android:1.2.3" })
-    assertTrue(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:react-android:1.2.3" })
-    assertTrue(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:hermes-android:1.2.3" })
+    assertThat(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:react-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
+    assertThat(appForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:hermes-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
+    assertThat(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:react-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
+    assertThat(libForcedModules.any { it.toString() == "io.github.test:hermes-android:1.2.3" }).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun getDependencySubstitutions_withDefaultGroup_substitutesCorrectly() {
     val dependencySubstitutions = getDependencySubstitutions("0.42.0")
 
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[0].first, "com.facebook.react:react-native")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[0].second, "com.facebook.react:react-android:0.42.0")
-    assertEquals(
-        dependencySubstitutions[0].third,
-        "The react-native artifact was deprecated in favor of react-android due to https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[1].first, "com.facebook.react:hermes-engine")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[1].second, "com.facebook.react:hermes-android:0.42.0")
-    assertEquals(
-        dependencySubstitutions[1].third,
-        "The hermes-engine artifact was deprecated in favor of hermes-android due to https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.")
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:react-native").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[0].first)
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:react-android:0.42.0").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[0].second)
+    assertThat(
+			"The react-native artifact was deprecated in favor of react-android due to 
+				https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.").isEqualTo(
+          dependencySubstitutions[0].third)
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:hermes-engine").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[1].first)
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:hermes-android:0.42.0").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[1].second)
+    assertThat("The hermes-engine artifact was deprecated in favor of hermes-android 
+			due to https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.").isEqualTo(
+				dependencySubstitutions[1].third)
   }
 
   @Test
   fun getDependencySubstitutions_withCustomGroup_substitutesCorrectly() {
     val dependencySubstitutions = getDependencySubstitutions("0.42.0", "io.github.test")
 
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[0].first, "com.facebook.react:react-native")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[0].second, "io.github.test:react-android:0.42.0")
-    assertEquals(
-        dependencySubstitutions[0].third,
-        "The react-native artifact was deprecated in favor of react-android due to https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[1].first, "com.facebook.react:hermes-engine")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[1].second, "io.github.test:hermes-android:0.42.0")
-    assertEquals(
-        dependencySubstitutions[1].third,
-        "The hermes-engine artifact was deprecated in favor of hermes-android due to https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[2].first, "com.facebook.react:react-android")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[2].second, "io.github.test:react-android:0.42.0")
-    assertEquals(
-        dependencySubstitutions[2].third,
-        "The react-android dependency was modified to use the correct Maven group.")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[3].first, "com.facebook.react:hermes-android")
-    assertEquals(dependencySubstitutions[3].second, "io.github.test:hermes-android:0.42.0")
-    assertEquals(
-        dependencySubstitutions[3].third,
-        "The hermes-android dependency was modified to use the correct Maven group.")
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:react-native").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[0].first)
+    assertThat("io.github.test:react-android:0.42.0").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[0].second)
+    assertThat(
+			"The react-native artifact was deprecated in favor of react-android due to
+				https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.").isEqualTo(
+          dependencySubstitutions[0].third)
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:hermes-engine").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[1].first)
+    assertThat("io.github.test:hermes-android:0.42.0").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[1].second)
+    assertThat("The hermes-engine artifact was deprecated in favor of hermes-android 
+			due to https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210.").isEqualTo(
+				dependencySubstitutions[1].third)
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:react-android").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[2].first)
+    assertThat("io.github.test:react-android:0.42.0").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[2].second)
+    assertThat(
+			"The react-android dependency was modified to use the correct Maven group.").isEqualTo(
+				dependencySubstitutions[2].third)
+    assertThat("com.facebook.react:hermes-android").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[3].first)
+    assertThat("io.github.test:hermes-android:0.42.0").isEqualTo(dependencySubstitutions[3].second)
+    assertThat(
+			"The hermes-android dependency was modified to use the correct Maven group.").isEqualTo(
+				dependencySubstitutions[3].third)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     val versionString = readVersionAndGroupStrings(propertiesFile).first
 
-    assertEquals("1000.0.0", versionString)
+    assertThat(versionString).isEqualTo("1000.0.0")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     val versionString = readVersionAndGroupStrings(propertiesFile).first
 
-    assertEquals("0.0.0-20221101-2019-cfe811ab1-SNAPSHOT", versionString)
+    assertThat(versionString).isEqualTo("0.0.0-20221101-2019-cfe811ab1-SNAPSHOT")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
         }
 
     val versionString = readVersionAndGroupStrings(propertiesFile).first
-    assertEquals("", versionString)
+    assertThat(versionString).isEqualTo("")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
         }
 
     val versionString = readVersionAndGroupStrings(propertiesFile).first
-    assertEquals("", versionString)
+    assertThat(versionString).isEqualTo("")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     val groupString = readVersionAndGroupStrings(propertiesFile).second
 
-    assertEquals("io.github.test", groupString)
+    assertThat(groupString).isEqualTo("io.github.test")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
 
     val groupString = readVersionAndGroupStrings(propertiesFile).second
 
-    assertEquals("com.facebook.react", groupString)
+    assertThat(groupString).isEqualTo("com.facebook.react")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
     val process = createProject()
     val mavenRepo = process.mavenRepoFromUrl("https://hello.world")
 
-    assertEquals(URI.create("https://hello.world"), mavenRepo.url)
+    assertThat(mavenRepo.url).isEqualTo(URI.create("https://hello.world"))
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -399,6 +400,6 @@ class DependencyUtilsTest {
     val repoFolder = tempFolder.newFolder("maven-repo")
     val mavenRepo = process.mavenRepoFromURI(repoFolder.toURI())
 
-    assertEquals(repoFolder.toURI(), mavenRepo.url)
+    assertThat(mavenRepo.url).isEqualTo(repoFolder.toURI())
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/PathUtilsTest.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/PathUtilsTest.kt
index 5e9133df479c..900e80372e19 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/PathUtilsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/PathUtilsTest.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.tests.OsRule
 import com.facebook.react.tests.WithOs
 import java.io.File
 import org.gradle.testfixtures.ProjectBuilder
-import org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = detectedEntryFile(extension)
 
-    assertEquals(expected, actual)
+    assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = detectedEntryFile(extension)
 
-    assertEquals(File(tempFolder.root, "index.android.js"), actual)
+		assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(File(tempFolder.root, "index.android.js"))
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = detectedEntryFile(extension)
 
-    assertEquals(File(tempFolder.root, "index.js"), actual)
+    assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(File(tempFolder.root, "index.js"))
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = detectedEntryFile(extension, envVariable)
 
-    assertEquals(expected, actual)
+    assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(expected)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = detectedCliFile(extension)
 
-    assertEquals(cliFile, actual)
+    assertThat(actual).isEqualTo(cliFile)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = detectedCliFile(extension)
 
-    assertEquals("<!-- nothing to see here -->", actual.readText())
+    assertThat(actual.readText()).isEqualTo("<!-- nothing to see here -->")
   }
 
   @Test(expected = IllegalStateException::class)
@@ -114,28 +114,28 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
   @Test
   fun projectPathToLibraryName_withSimplePath() {
-    assertEquals("SampleSpec", projectPathToLibraryName(":sample"))
+    assertThat(projectPathToLibraryName(":sample")).isEqualTo("SampleSpec")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun projectPathToLibraryName_withComplexPath() {
-    assertEquals("SampleAndroidAppSpec", projectPathToLibraryName(":sample:android:app"))
+    assertThat(projectPathToLibraryName(":sample:android:app")).isEqualTo("SampleAndroidAppSpec")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun projectPathToLibraryName_withKebabCase() {
-    assertEquals("SampleAndroidAppSpec", projectPathToLibraryName("sample-android-app"))
+    assertThat(projectPathToLibraryName("sample-android-app")).isEqualTo("SampleAndroidAppSpec")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun projectPathToLibraryName_withDotsAndUnderscores() {
-    assertEquals("SampleAndroidAppSpec", projectPathToLibraryName("sample_android.app"))
+    assertThat(projectPathToLibraryName("sample_android.app")).isEqualTo("SampleAndroidAppSpec")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun detectOSAwareHermesCommand_withProvidedCommand() {
-    assertEquals(
-        "./my-home/hermes", detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, "./my-home/hermes"))
+    assertThat(
+        detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, "./my-home/hermes")).isEqualTo("./my-home/hermes")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
         tempFolder.newFile(
             "node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build/hermes/bin/hermesc")
 
-    assertEquals(expected.toString(), detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, ""))
+    assertThat(detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, "")).isEqualTo(expected.toString())
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
     tempFolder.newFolder("node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermesc/osx-bin/")
     val expected = tempFolder.newFile("node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermesc/osx-bin/hermesc")
 
-    assertEquals(expected.toString(), detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, ""))
+    assertThat(detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, "")).isEqualTo(expected.toString())
   }
 
   @Test(expected = IllegalStateException::class)
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
     tempFolder.newFolder("node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermesc/osx-bin/")
     tempFolder.newFile("node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermesc/osx-bin/hermesc")
 
-    assertEquals(
-        "./my-home/hermes", detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, "./my-home/hermes"))
+    assertThat(
+        detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, "./my-home/hermes")).isEqualTo("./my-home/hermes")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -193,51 +193,51 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
     tempFolder.newFolder("node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermesc/osx-bin/")
     tempFolder.newFile("node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermesc/osx-bin/hermesc")
 
-    assertEquals(expected.toString(), detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, ""))
+    assertThat(detectOSAwareHermesCommand(tempFolder.root, "")).isEqualTo(expected.toString())
   }
 
   @Test
   fun getBuiltHermescFile_withoutOverride() {
-    assertEquals(
-        File(
+    assertThat(
+			getBuiltHermescFile(tempFolder.root, "")).isEqualTo(
+					File(
             tempFolder.root,
-            "node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build/hermes/bin/hermesc"),
-        getBuiltHermescFile(tempFolder.root, ""))
+            "node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build/hermes/bin/hermesc"))
   }
 
   @Test
   @WithOs(OS.WIN)
   fun getBuiltHermescFile_onWindows_withoutOverride() {
-    assertEquals(
-        File(
+    assertThat(
+			getBuiltHermescFile(tempFolder.root, "")).isEqualTo(
+					File(
             tempFolder.root,
-            "node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build/hermes/bin/hermesc.exe"),
-        getBuiltHermescFile(tempFolder.root, ""))
+            "node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build/hermes/bin/hermesc.exe"))
   }
 
   @Test
   fun getBuiltHermescFile_withOverride() {
-    assertEquals(
-        File("/home/circleci/hermes/build/bin/hermesc"),
-        getBuiltHermescFile(tempFolder.root, "/home/circleci/hermes"))
+    assertThat(
+			getBuiltHermescFile(tempFolder.root, "/home/circleci/hermes")).isEqualTo(
+        File("/home/circleci/hermes/build/bin/hermesc"))
   }
 
   @Test
   @WithOs(OS.WIN)
   fun getHermesCBin_onWindows_returnsHermescExe() {
-    assertEquals("hermesc.exe", getHermesCBin())
+    assertThat(getHermesCBin()).isEqualTo("hermesc.exe")
   }
 
   @Test
   @WithOs(OS.LINUX)
   fun getHermesCBin_onLinux_returnsHermesc() {
-    assertEquals("hermesc", getHermesCBin())
+    assertThat(getHermesCBin()).isEqualTo("hermesc")
   }
 
   @Test
   @WithOs(OS.MAC)
   fun getHermesCBin_onMac_returnsHermesc() {
-    assertEquals("hermesc", getHermesCBin())
+    assertThat(getHermesCBin()).isEqualTo("hermesc")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
     project.plugins.apply("com.facebook.react")
     val extension = project.extensions.getByType(ReactExtension::class.java)
 
-    assertEquals(project.file("../package.json"), findPackageJsonFile(project, extension.root))
+    assertThat(findPackageJsonFile(project, extension.root)).isEqualTo(project.file("../package.json"))
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
     val extension =
         project.extensions.getByType(ReactExtension::class.java).apply { root.set(moduleFolder) }
 
-    assertEquals(localFile, findPackageJsonFile(project, extension.root))
+    assertThat(findPackageJsonFile(project, extension.root)).isEqualTo(localFile)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = readPackageJsonFile(project, extension.root)
 
-    assertNull(actual)
+    assertThat(actual).isNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = readPackageJsonFile(project, extension.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(actual)
-    assertNull(actual!!.codegenConfig)
+    assertThat(actual).isNotNull()
+    assertThat(actual!!.codegenConfig).isNull()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class PathUtilsTest {
 
     val actual = readPackageJsonFile(project, extension.root)
 
-    assertNotNull(actual)
-    assertNotNull(actual!!.codegenConfig)
+    assertThat(actual).isNotNull()
+    assertThat(actual!!.codegenConfig).isNotNull()
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/ProjectUtilsTest.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/ProjectUtilsTest.kt
index 6c87c88edac6..9b04b3c7c6ac 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/ProjectUtilsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/ProjectUtilsTest.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.utils.ProjectUtils.isNewArchEnabled
 import com.facebook.react.utils.ProjectUtils.needsCodegenFromPackageJson
 import com.facebook.react.utils.ProjectUtils.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha
 import java.io.File
-import org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
   fun isNewArchEnabled_returnsFalseByDefault() {
     val project = createProject()
     val extension = TestReactExtension(project)
-    assertFalse(createProject().isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(createProject().isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("newArchEnabled", "false")
     val extension = TestReactExtension(project)
-    assertFalse(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("newArchEnabled", "true")
     val extension = TestReactExtension(project)
-    assertTrue(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("newArchEnabled", "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯")
     val extension = TestReactExtension(project)
-    assertFalse(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -162,33 +162,33 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension))
+    assertThat(project.isNewArchEnabled(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun isHermesEnabled_returnsTrueByDefault() {
-    assertTrue(createProject().isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(createProject().isHermesEnabled).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun isNewArchEnabled_withDisabledViaProperty_returnsFalse() {
     val project = createProject()
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("hermesEnabled", "false")
-    assertFalse(project.isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(project.isHermesEnabled).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun isHermesEnabled_withEnabledViaProperty_returnsTrue() {
     val project = createProject()
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("hermesEnabled", "true")
-    assertTrue(project.isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(project.isHermesEnabled).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun isHermesEnabled_withInvalidViaProperty_returnsTrue() {
     val project = createProject()
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("hermesEnabled", "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯")
-    assertTrue(project.isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(project.isHermesEnabled).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     val extMap = mapOf("enableHermes" to false)
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("react", extMap)
-    assertFalse(project.isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(project.isHermesEnabled).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     val extMap = mapOf("enableHermes" to true)
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("react", extMap)
-    assertTrue(project.isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(project.isHermesEnabled).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     val extMap = mapOf("enableHermes" to "false")
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("react", extMap)
-    assertFalse(project.isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(project.isHermesEnabled).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     val extMap = mapOf("enableHermes" to "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯")
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("react", extMap)
-    assertTrue(project.isHermesEnabled)
+    assertThat(project.isHermesEnabled).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.root.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(extension.root))
+    assertThat(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(extension.root)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.root.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(extension.root))
+    assertThat(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(extension.root)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     val model = ModelPackageJson("1000.0.0", ModelCodegenConfig(null, null, null, null, false))
 
-    assertTrue(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(model))
+    assertThat(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(model)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     val model = ModelPackageJson("1000.0.0", null)
 
-    assertFalse(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(model))
+    assertThat(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(model)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -281,20 +281,20 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     val project = createProject()
     val extension = TestReactExtension(project)
 
-    assertFalse(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(extension.root))
+    assertThat(project.needsCodegenFromPackageJson(extension.root)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun getReactNativeArchitectures_withMissingProperty_returnsEmptyList() {
     val project = createProject()
-    assertTrue(project.getReactNativeArchitectures().isEmpty())
+    assertThat(project.getReactNativeArchitectures().isEmpty()).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun getReactNativeArchitectures_withEmptyProperty_returnsEmptyList() {
     val project = createProject()
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("reactNativeArchitectures", "")
-    assertTrue(project.getReactNativeArchitectures().isEmpty())
+    assertThat(project.getReactNativeArchitectures().isEmpty()).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
     project.extensions.extraProperties.set("reactNativeArchitectures", "x86")
 
     val archs = project.getReactNativeArchitectures()
-    assertEquals(1, archs.size)
-    assertEquals("x86", archs[0])
+    assertThat(archs.size).isEqualTo(1)
+    assertThat(archs[0]).isEqualTo("x86")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -314,11 +314,11 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
         "reactNativeArchitectures", "armeabi-v7a,arm64-v8a,x86,x86_64")
 
     val archs = project.getReactNativeArchitectures()
-    assertEquals(4, archs.size)
-    assertEquals("armeabi-v7a", archs[0])
-    assertEquals("arm64-v8a", archs[1])
-    assertEquals("x86", archs[2])
-    assertEquals("x86_64", archs[3])
+    assertThat(archs.size).isEqualTo(4)
+    assertThat(archs[0]).isEqualTo("armeabi-v7a")
+    assertThat(archs[1]).isEqualTo("arm64-v8a")
+    assertThat(archs[2]).isEqualTo("x86")
+    assertThat(archs[3]).isEqualTo("x86_64")
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertTrue(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isTrue()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -528,6 +528,6 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
               .trimIndent())
     }
     extension.reactNativeDir.set(tempFolder.root)
-    assertFalse(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension))
+    assertThat(project.shouldWarnIfNewArchFlagIsSetInPrealpha(extension)).isFalse()
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/shared/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/KotlinStdlibCompatUtilsTest.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/shared/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/KotlinStdlibCompatUtilsTest.kt
index 50c18399bd7b..177c3c74e66e 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/shared/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/KotlinStdlibCompatUtilsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/shared/src/test/kotlin/com/facebook/react/utils/KotlinStdlibCompatUtilsTest.kt
@@ -10,73 +10,73 @@ package com.facebook.react.utils
 import com.facebook.react.utils.KotlinStdlibCompatUtils.capitalizeCompat
 import com.facebook.react.utils.KotlinStdlibCompatUtils.lowercaseCompat
 import com.facebook.react.utils.KotlinStdlibCompatUtils.toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat
-import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.junit.Test
 
 class KotlinStdlibCompatUtilsTest {
 
   @Test
   fun lowercaseCompat_withEmptyString() {
-    assertEquals("", "".lowercaseCompat())
+    assertThat("".lowercaseCompat()).isEqualTo("")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun lowercaseCompat_withLowercaseString() {
-    assertEquals("frodo", "frodo".lowercaseCompat())
+    assertThat("frodo".lowercaseCompat()).isEqualTo("frodo")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun lowercaseCompat_withTitlecaseString() {
-    assertEquals("frodo", "Frodo".lowercaseCompat())
+    assertThat("Frodo".lowercaseCompat()).isEqualTo("frodo")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun lowercaseCompat_withUppercaseString() {
-    assertEquals("frodo", "FRODO".lowercaseCompat())
+    assertThat("FRODO".lowercaseCompat()).isEqualTo("frodo")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun capitalizeCompat_withEmptyString() {
-    assertEquals("", "".capitalizeCompat())
+    assertThat("".capitalizeCompat()).isEqualTo("")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun capitalizeCompat_withLowercaseString() {
-    assertEquals("Bilbo", "bilbo".capitalizeCompat())
+    assertThat("bilbo".capitalizeCompat()).isEqualTo("Bilbo")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun capitalizeCompat_withTitlecaseString() {
-    assertEquals("Bilbo", "Bilbo".capitalizeCompat())
+    assertThat("Bilbo".capitalizeCompat()).isEqualTo("Bilbo")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun capitalizeCompat_withUppercaseString() {
-    assertEquals("BILBO", "BILBO".capitalizeCompat())
+    assertThat("BILBO".capitalizeCompat()).isEqualTo("BILBO")
   }
 
   @Test
   fun toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat_withEmptyString() {
-    assertEquals(null, "".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat())
+    assertThat("".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat()).isNull()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat_withfalse() {
-    assertEquals(false, "false".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat())
+    assertThat("false".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat()).isFalse()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat_withCapitalTrue_returnsNull() {
-    assertEquals(null, "True".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat())
+    assertThat("True".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat()).isNull()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat_withCapitalFalse_returnsNull() {
-    assertEquals(null, "False".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat())
+    assertThat("False".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat()).isNull()
   }
 
   @Test
   fun toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat_withRandomInput_returnsNull() {
-    assertEquals(null, "maybe".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat())
+    assertThat("maybe".toBooleanStrictOrNullCompat()).isNull()
   }
 }