diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index cf3284cf..2a9cb5a2 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2cb041e2..170020e6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version>
+      <version>3.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>