diff --git a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
index 2db469936f6..10b4b5a3d58 100644
--- a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     shaded 'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.33'
 
     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 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:5.5.0'
     testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2'
 }