diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 075f8a3e..5410a9f2 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 format.version = "1.1"
 
 [versions]
-assertj = "3.24.2"
+assertj = "3.25.0"
 awaitility = "4.2.0"
 edc = "0.4.2-SNAPSHOT"
 # we need to pin the version of IH, because this is the last version to contain the DWN implementation