diff --git a/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml b/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
index 700f11a2e62..fb9c77005e2 100644
--- a/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- this version property is used in plugins but also in dependencies too -->
-    <version.io.quarkus>2.16.7.Final</version.io.quarkus>
+    <version.io.quarkus>2.16.12.Final</version.io.quarkus>
     <version.io.quarkus.quarkus-test>${version.io.quarkus}</version.io.quarkus.quarkus-test>
     <version.org.springframework.boot>2.6.6</version.org.springframework.boot>
     <version.org.apache.kafka>3.4.0</version.org.apache.kafka>