diff --git a/commons/xcite-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/commons/xcite-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 208659e24..cd714b2bd 100644
--- a/commons/xcite-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/commons/xcite-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.1</version>
+      <version>3.27.7</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>