diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 048db35..afd2c09 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <quarkus.version>1.1.0.CR1</quarkus.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <vertx.version>3.8.4</vertx.version>
+    <vertx.version>4.5.24</vertx.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>