diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PmdOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PmdOperationBuild.java
index eb43550..d7c18ec 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PmdOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PmdOperationBuild.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class PmdOperationBuild extends Project {
         scope(test)
                 .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, 27, 2)));
+                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 27, 3)));
 
         javadocOperation()
                 .javadocOptions()