diff --git a/tools/dhis2-datagen/pom.xml b/tools/dhis2-datagen/pom.xml
index de1112a8..b168d990 100644
--- a/tools/dhis2-datagen/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/dhis2-datagen/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.13.2</version>
+            <version>3.27.7</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>