diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 243a5df816..fcd23d4fe7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
         <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-        <version>3.15.0</version>
+        <version>3.16.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>