diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b6875d6..9aa3d1b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
         <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.1</version>
+        <version>${assertj.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>