diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
index 7fbe9f8..472ade9 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public PitestOperationBuild() {
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 1)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 4)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 4)))
-                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 26, 3)));
+                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 27, 0)));
 
         javadocOperation()
                 .javadocOptions()