diff --git a/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml
index 2d9e18b..4a81789 100644
--- a/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-transform-parent/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <asm.version>9.8</asm.version>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <commons-lang.version>3.18.0</commons-lang.version>
     <commons-logging.version>1.3.5</commons-logging.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.20.0</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 4af1fcd..07e90c1 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="224" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-transform/pull/224"/>
-  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.assertj:assertj-core` to version `3.27.5`</description>
+  <issue id="225" link="https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-transform/pull/225"/>
+  <description format="asciidoc">Update `org.assertj:assertj-core` to version `3.27.6`</description>
 </entry>