diff --git a/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml b/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml
index 76202a5..1837b7d 100644
--- a/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml
+++ b/framework-in-java/vert.x-in-action/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
       <artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.5.3</version>
+      <version>4.5.24</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>