diff --git a/modules/kafka/build.gradle b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
index 5f0658a51d0..23baed8c8b7 100644
--- a/modules/kafka/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/kafka/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
     testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:3.8.0'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.0'
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
     testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2'
 }