diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f3e560..38c118b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 			<artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>
-			<version>3.8.4</version>
+			<version>4.5.24</version>
 		</dependency>
         <dependency>
 			<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>