diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index ca2a8a11..6b6cc146 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 
 		<apt>1.1.3</apt>
 		<aspectj>1.8.9</aspectj>
+		<assertj>3.4.1</assertj>
 		<cdi>1.0</cdi>
 		<commons-io>2.5</commons-io>
 		<guava>19.0</guava>
@@ -611,6 +612,13 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+			<version>${assertj}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>