diff --git a/source/build.gradle b/source/build.gradle
index 14ae4f44a..63b4b2ecd 100644
--- a/source/build.gradle
+++ b/source/build.gradle
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ subprojects {
       }
       //transitive dependency of SVNKit, to be re-assessed when updating SVNKit
       dependency 'org.apache.sshd:sshd-core:2.14.0'
-      dependency 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'
+      dependency 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
       dependency 'org.assertj:assertj-guava:3.26.3'
       dependencySet(group: 'org.bouncycastle', version: '1.79') {
         entry 'bcpkix-jdk18on'