diff --git a/scripts/release-smoke/s8-core-render-docx/pom.xml b/scripts/release-smoke/s8-core-render-docx/pom.xml
index 1d738345..2146e474 100644
--- a/scripts/release-smoke/s8-core-render-docx/pom.xml
+++ b/scripts/release-smoke/s8-core-render-docx/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
         <gc.version>2.0.0</gc.version>
         <junit.version>5.11.4</junit.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
         <surefire.version>3.5.2</surefire.version>
     </properties>