diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 389885f8aa..5aaf784051 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		<appengine-sdk.version>1.9.71</appengine-sdk.version>
 		<artemis.version>2.6.4</artemis.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.9.2</aspectj.version>
-		<assertj.version>3.11.1</assertj.version>
+		<assertj.version>3.12.1</assertj.version>
 		<atomikos.version>4.0.6</atomikos.version>
 		<bitronix.version>2.1.4</bitronix.version>
 		<byte-buddy.version>1.9.10</byte-buddy.version>