diff --git a/sshd-contrib/pom.xml b/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
index bab8d7926..d2b4aaabe 100644
--- a/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.24.2</version>
+            <version>3.26.3</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>