diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1de77f..1d00bdb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.21.0</version>
+            <version>3.23.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!--required for Logger class-->