diff --git a/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml b/nitrite-native-tests/pom.xml
index 2f07d2b5..84929c55 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>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
         <junit.version>5.12.2</junit.version>
         <native-build-tools-plugin.version>0.10.6</native-build-tools-plugin.version>
     </properties>