diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 55d0c44c63f34..dfbc9cd07aa5c 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
         <unboundid-ldap.version>7.0.2</unboundid-ldap.version>
 
-        <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.0</assertj.version>
 
         <wiremock.version>3.10.0</wiremock.version>
         <wiremock-maven-plugin.version>7.3.0</wiremock-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
index 701e14d510271..58403e9f51699 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <version.mutiny>2.7.0</version.mutiny>
         <version.bridger>1.6.Final</version.bridger>
         <!-- test versions -->
-        <version.assertj>3.26.3</version.assertj>
+        <version.assertj>3.27.0</version.assertj>
         <version.junit5>5.10.5</version.junit5>
         <version.kotlin>2.0.21</version.kotlin>
         <version.kotlin-coroutines>1.9.0</version.kotlin-coroutines>
diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
index 39d762f973fc0..495a5a5d39e30 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
 
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
-        <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.0</assertj.version>
         <eclipse-minimal-json.version>0.9.5</eclipse-minimal-json.version>
         <jboss-logging.version>3.6.1.Final</jboss-logging.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.5</junit.jupiter.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml b/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml
index 49f61acb50aaa..74f65bcd81eb2 100644
--- a/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/junit5-virtual-threads/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.5</junit.jupiter.version>
         <junit.testkit.version>1.10.3</junit.testkit.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.0</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 
 
diff --git a/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml b/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml
index 14b10676dc719..7c8000ae97624 100644
--- a/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/qute/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <version.junit>5.10.5</version.junit>
-        <version.assertj>3.26.3</version.assertj>
+        <version.assertj>3.27.0</version.assertj>
         <version.jandex>3.2.3</version.jandex>
         <version.gizmo>1.8.0</version.gizmo>
         <version.jboss-logging>3.6.1.Final</version.jboss-logging>
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
index 8e20aa76a3415..24ab75f5b7195 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <bytebuddy.version>1.14.11</bytebuddy.version>
         <junit5.version>5.10.5</junit5.version>
         <maven.version>3.9.9</maven.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.0</assertj.version>
         <jboss-logging.version>3.6.1.Final</jboss-logging.version>
         <jboss-logmanager.version>3.1.1.Final</jboss-logmanager.version>
         <jakarta.annotation-api.version>3.0.0</jakarta.annotation-api.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index 67a4ffceffeed..37aeeb9664e78 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <scala-plugin.version>4.4.0</scala-plugin.version>
 
         <!-- Versions -->
-        <assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.0</assertj.version>
         <jackson-bom.version>2.18.2</jackson-bom.version>
         <jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>4.1.0</jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api.version>
         <junit.version>5.10.5</junit.version>