diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 0ab6c49c0..a61908215 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ Added
 
 Fixed
 -----
-- Black 24.2 compatibility by using the new `darkgraylib.files.find_project_root`
+- Black 24.2.0 compatibility by using the new `darkgraylib.files.find_project_root`
   instead of the implementation in Black.
+- Black 24.2.1 compatibility by detecting the new `black.parsing.ASTSafetyError` instead
+  of `AssertionError` when Black>=24.2.1 is in use.
 
 
 1.7.3_ - 2024-02-27
diff --git a/src/darker/verification.py b/src/darker/verification.py
index 1a89bac3b..da385857f 100644
--- a/src/darker/verification.py
+++ b/src/darker/verification.py
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 from darker.utils import debug_dump
 from darkgraylib.utils import DiffChunk, TextDocument
 
+try:
+    # Black 24.2.1 and later
+    from black.parsing import ASTSafetyError  # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
+except ImportError:
+    # Black 24.2.0 and earlier
+    ASTSafetyError = AssertionError
+
 
 class NotEquivalentError(Exception):
     """Exception to raise if two ASTs being compared are not equivalent"""
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ def verify_ast_unchanged(
     """Verify that source code parses to the same AST before and after reformat"""
     try:
         assert_equivalent(edited_to_file.string, reformatted.string)
-    except AssertionError as exc_info:
+    except ASTSafetyError as exc_info:
         debug_dump(black_chunks, edited_linenums)
         raise NotEquivalentError() from exc_info