diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4bcf1cd70e..35fb5337fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
       <!-- used on tests -->
       <groovy.version>4.0.13</groovy.version>
-      <vertx.version>4.5.2</vertx.version>
+      <vertx.version>4.5.3</vertx.version>
       <hadoop.minikdc.version>3.3.1</hadoop.minikdc.version>
       <mockserver.version>5.15.0</mockserver.version>