diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f27e2b424..30898a62d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
         <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
         <!-- use 2.9.1 for Java 7 projects -->
-        <version>2.9.1</version>
+        <version>3.22.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>