diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
index a3736d14ee..b26b498292 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/complex-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-			<version>2.4.1</version>
+			<version>3.27.7</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- end::dependencies[] -->