diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f89297..fba4c93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <jacoco-class-missed-count-maximum>1</jacoco-class-missed-count-maximum>
         <mon.version>2.1.0</mon.version>
         <spotbugs.version>4.0.2</spotbugs.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.15.0</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.16.0</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>