diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
index 1afacab16478..4b0f95bede76 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.8.0</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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