diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index afe897927d..75a05a15d8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   <org.apache.commons.io.version>2.11.0</org.apache.commons.io.version>
   <org.apache.httpcomponents.version>4.5.14</org.apache.httpcomponents.version>
   <io.fabric8.client.version>6.3.1</io.fabric8.client.version>
-  <io.vertx.web.version>4.3.7</io.vertx.web.version>
+  <io.vertx.web.version>4.4.4</io.vertx.web.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.web.version}/vertx-web-graphql/pom.xml#L35