diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 726b9b5..bd50d3b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'info.picocli:picocli:4.6.1'
 
     // vertex
-    compile "io.vertx:vertx-core:4.0.2"
+    compile "io.vertx:vertx-core:4.1.1"
     compile "io.vertx:vertx-web:4.0.2"
     compile "io.vertx:vertx-lang-kotlin:4.0.2"