diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index ef1a805..706f8eb
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <nz.net.ultraq.thymeleaflayout-version>2.3.0</nz.net.ultraq.thymeleaflayout-version>
         <thymeleaf-extras-java8time-version>3.0.1.RELEASE</thymeleaf-extras-java8time-version>
         <!-- AssertJ is not a part of Spring IO platform, so the version must be provided explicitly -->
-        <assertj-core-version>3.6.2</assertj-core-version>
+        <assertj-core-version>3.27.7</assertj-core-version>
     </properties>
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.spring.platform</groupId>