diff --git a/depclean-core/pom.xml b/depclean-core/pom.xml
index 7b3603fa..5b359d52 100644
--- a/depclean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/depclean-core/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.23.1</version>
+      <version>3.24.2</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 4ad854fd..b4d36e6d 100644
--- a/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.23.1</version>
+      <version>3.24.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>