diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e6757d546..67e79ecb0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
 ## suppress inspection "UnusedProperty"
 #org.gradle.unsafe.configuration-cache=true
 
-vertxVersion=4.4.4
+vertxVersion=4.5.0
 jacksonVersion=2.15.2
 joorVersion=0.9.14
 jupiterVersion=5.10.0