diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f893f342d..a555edc04a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   <org.apache.httpcomponents.version>4.5.14</org.apache.httpcomponents.version>
   <io.fabric8.client.version>6.7.2</io.fabric8.client.version>
   <io.netty.version>4.1.108.Final</io.netty.version>
-  <io.vertx.version>4.4.9</io.vertx.version>
+  <io.vertx.version>4.5.8</io.vertx.version>
   <!--
     FIXME this needs to be synced with the vertx version - is there a BOM to use or something?
     https://github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/blob/${io.vertx.version}/vertx-web-graphql/pom.xml#L35