diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71cd160..dcb54d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
       <artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.4</version>
+      <version>4.5.24</version>
     </dependency>
 
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