diff --git a/package/verification-template/build.gradle b/package/verification-template/build.gradle
index c3ba007af..a7e6eb308 100644
--- a/package/verification-template/build.gradle
+++ b/package/verification-template/build.gradle
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ dependencies {
 	thirdParty("org.tomlj:tomlj:1.1.1") {
 		because "resource-packs, friendly-guide"
 	}
+
+    thirdParty("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.6") {
+        because "random-event-helper"
+    }
 }
 
 task verifyCore {
diff --git a/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 8b89216c3..69b54f219 100644
--- a/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/package/verification-template/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -809,6 +809,19 @@
             <sha256 value="d7dee32531d5adddc5bb7b3c314efe0690f10fa670867b2a52343ca17e412a25" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="net.bytebuddy" name="byte-buddy" version="1.17.7">
+         <artifact name="byte-buddy-1.17.7.jar">
+            <sha256 value="3575dcb8a98faf943d3c1595c47a16047c4fce8a83ebbb26262f1a2f67546357" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="byte-buddy-1.17.7.pom">
+            <sha256 value="ee7fba8569c3bb5c1e91e5812fd9f4a0f31be27e568d5354e1adfd19119f97b3" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
+      <component group="net.bytebuddy" name="byte-buddy-parent" version="1.17.7">
+         <artifact name="byte-buddy-parent-1.17.7.pom">
+            <sha256 value="8a57e20dcce00da71c33ef3e19d9dd858fe9d2042ca2e2bca27871700d52698c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="net.java.dev.jna" name="jna" version="5.9.0">
          <artifact name="jna-5.9.0.jar">
             <sha256 value="eafcc780b445434d3c5ae7fa2fb6665de1a7560d537d2c408a8e80cd14d27161" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -1006,6 +1019,14 @@
             <sha256 value="d7f7efec609e0fdd7e3ae6eb3a550058e6f93e5d2c2424d74b21de8f7536f750" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="org.assertj" name="assertj-core" version="3.27.6">
+         <artifact name="assertj-core-3.27.6.jar">
+            <sha256 value="b27872b049abc88e23c853ce5917945dd57d43bd31175d852e3941d2a6fd0231" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="assertj-core-3.27.6.pom">
+            <sha256 value="b0f80945c79d63c3c33d610bd8754d5e9a5436955f7afd683d0160d8612baaec" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.checkerframework" name="checker-qual" version="3.21.2">
          <artifact name="checker-qual-3.21.2.jar">
             <sha256 value="7e8554c902b9b839e61396cfe3a64c84ecabfb8eb652c410bfd8e4f5c1a8ece8" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>