diff --git a/core-internal-boms/core-internal-bom/pom.xml b/core-internal-boms/core-internal-bom/pom.xml
index caf417e4d..7db0c4048 100644
--- a/core-internal-boms/core-internal-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/core-internal-boms/core-internal-bom/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
              against; revisit together with mockito.version. -->
         <byte-buddy.version>1.18.10</byte-buddy.version>
         <!-- Spring Boot 4.1.0: 3.0 | Quarkus 3.33.3.1: 2.2. REST Assured on the Quarkus side needs 2.x. -->
-        <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
+        <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>
         <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
         <testcontainers.version>2.0.5</testcontainers.version>
         <system-stubs.version>2.1.8</system-stubs.version>