diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 088250b..d1b1c96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 			<artifactId>vertx-web</artifactId>
-			<version>3.6.2</version>
+			<version>3.8.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>