diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3dd330f..9ab9cb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
             <artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.4</version>
+            <version>4.5.24</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>