diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target
index 3338832bd86..07a6159efaa 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.target/cdt.target
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 				<dependency>
 					<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
 					<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-					<version>3.25.3</version>
+					<version>3.26.0</version>
 					<type>jar</type>
 				</dependency>
 				<dependency>