diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d781a908..ef1e5325 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ subprojects {
         testImplementation platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.13.4')
         testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter'
         testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
-        testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5'
+        testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6'
         testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.20.0'
         testImplementation 'uk.org.webcompere:system-stubs-jupiter:2.1.8'
 
diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle b/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle
index f2ecc0df..107c0024 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-as-service/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.hyperledger.fabric-chaincode-java:fabric-chaincode-shim:2.5.6'
     implementation 'org.json:json:20250517'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.20.0'
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
 }
diff --git a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle
index 78e35c6f..deb5ab72 100644
--- a/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/fabric-contract-example-gradle/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.hyperledger.fabric-chaincode-java:fabric-chaincode-shim:2.5.6'
     implementation 'org.json:json:20250517'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.20.0'
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle b/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle
index 3d737c37..d346b2ea 100644
--- a/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/ledger-api/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.hyperledger.fabric-chaincode-java:fabric-chaincode-shim:2.5.6'
     implementation 'org.json:json:20250517'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.5'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6'
     testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.20.0'
 }
 
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
index d0fd3530..62ef8d5d 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp'
     implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-extension-trace-propagators'
     implementation 'io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv:1.37.0'
-    implementation 'io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-grpc-1.6:2.20.0-alpha'
+    implementation 'io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-grpc-1.6:2.20.1-alpha'
 }
 
 sourceSets {