diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
index 54717788ba1f..4eaf9f333c83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version-file: .java-version
 
-      # vaadin 14 tests fail with node 18
       - name: Set up Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5.0.0
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          # vaadin 14 tests fail with node 18
+          node-version: 16 # renovate: ignore
 
       # vaadin tests use pnpm
       - name: Cache pnpm modules
diff --git a/conventions/build.gradle.kts b/conventions/build.gradle.kts
index 6e636e0c68a1..5011605a2ba8 100644
--- a/conventions/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/build.gradle.kts
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation(enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.13.4"))
   testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
   testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine")
-  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5")
+  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6")
 }
diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index c31ca0d9b079..19a2bdc5c5f7 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ val DEPENDENCIES = listOf(
   "io.opentelemetry.contrib:opentelemetry-samplers:${otelContribVersion}",
   "io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:1.8.0-alpha",
   "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-extension-annotations:1.18.0", // deprecated, no longer part of bom
-  "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5",
+  "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6",
   "org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0",
   "com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:3.0.1u2",
   "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2",
diff --git a/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle b/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle
index ad19205bac6b..76d07101261d 100644
--- a/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/gradle/instrumentation.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies {
   // test dependencies
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-testing-common")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk-testing")
-  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5")
+  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6")
 
   add("codegen", "io.opentelemetry.javaagent:opentelemetry-javaagent-tooling:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha}")
   add("muzzleBootstrap", "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-support:${versions.opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha}")
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts b/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts
index 857e78fd004a..ba947b1471b0 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-plugins/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   implementation("com.gradleup.shadow:shadow-gradle-plugin:9.1.0")
 
-  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5")
+  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6")
 
   testImplementation(enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.13.4"))
   testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
diff --git a/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts
index 78d64e918b7e..d5ee7c636175 100644
--- a/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation-docs/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk-common")
 
   testImplementation(enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.13.4"))
-  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5")
+  testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6")
   testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
   testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine")
 }