diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 577ebb198f..2c0bc6864c 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.0</version>
+            <version>3.25.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>