diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 8275687f..4163dd1e 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 format.version = "1.1"
 
 [versions]
-assertj = "3.25.3"
+assertj = "3.26.0"
 awaitility = "4.2.0"
 # we need to pin the version of EDC and IH, because these are the last version to contain the DWN implementation plus required
 # EDC classes.