diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a43e536cdb03..2ebd958235226 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ flexible messaging model and an intuitive client API.</description>
     <jersey.version>2.41</jersey.version>
     <athenz.version>1.10.50</athenz.version>
     <prometheus.version>0.16.0</prometheus.version>
-    <vertx.version>4.3.8</vertx.version>
+    <vertx.version>4.4.8</vertx.version>
     <rocksdb.version>7.9.2</rocksdb.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.32</slf4j.version>
     <commons.collections4.version>4.4</commons.collections4.version>