diff --git a/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml b/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml
index e629dd9b..5adb30c4 100644
--- a/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-3/chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-3-quarkus-rest-json</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml
index da920c12..8cef8b09 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-4-quarkus-panache-activerecord</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml
index be742103..69f36e3e 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-activerecord</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml
index 9bfa9cb3..d0cb4c0d 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-4-quarkus-panache-reactive-repository</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml
index ef6c9755..95f0aed4 100644
--- a/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-4/chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-4-quarkus-panache-repository</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml
index f83208e2..6ea230ed 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-5-quarkus-cloud-events</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml
index 68fb8219..567cd195 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-5-quarkus-kafka-streams</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml
index 47470a39..dac97224 100644
--- a/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-5/chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-5-quarkus-vertx-eventbus</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml
index 18c6d12c..bdeaed43 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-6-quarkus-rest-database</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml
index 0d93d180..75104f7a 100644
--- a/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-6/chapter-6-quarkus-rest/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <artifactId>chapter-6-quarkus-rest</artifactId>
   <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <properties>
-    <assertj.version>3.27.5</assertj.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>