diff --git a/simpleclient_vertx/pom.xml b/simpleclient_vertx/pom.xml
index f1176eb88..189deb794 100644
--- a/simpleclient_vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/simpleclient_vertx/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
             <artifactId>vertx-web</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.2</version>
+            <version>3.5.4</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Test Dependencies Follow -->