diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2672706f6b..5e693c9809 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1388,6 +1388,7 @@
 
         <!-- used only in dependency management to force this version, not included as a direct dependency -->
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.21.0</assertj.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
         <hamcrest-all.version>1.3</hamcrest-all.version>
         <mockito.version>3.3.0</mockito.version>