diff --git a/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml
index be303f1..3e5841d 100644
--- a/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <asm.version>9.7.1</asm.version>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.1</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.2</assertj.version>
     <commons-lang.version>3.17.0</commons-lang.version>
     <commons-logging.version>1.3.4</commons-logging.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
diff --git a/src/changelog/.0.x.x/update_org_assertj_assertj_core.xml b/src/changelog/.0.x.x/update_org_assertj_assertj_core.xml
index d65589e..62f83a7 100644
--- a/src/changelog/.0.x.x/update_org_assertj_assertj_core.xml
+++ b/src/changelog/.0.x.x/update_org_assertj_assertj_core.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
        xmlns="https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns"
        xsi:schemaLocation="https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns https://logging.apache.org/xml/ns/log4j-changelog-0.xsd"
        type="updated">
-  <issue id="156" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-transform/pull/156"/>
-  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.assertj:assertj-core` to version `3.27.1`</description>
+  <issue id="157" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-transform/pull/157"/>
+  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.assertj:assertj-core` to version `3.27.2`</description>
 </entry>