diff --git a/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml b/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml
index 4ba119b9..329a53ee 100644
--- a/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <assertj.version>3.27.0</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.2</assertj.version>
         <junit.version>5.11.4</junit.version>
         <native-build-tools-plugin.version>0.10.4</native-build-tools-plugin.version>
     </properties>