diff --git a/hello-vertx/pom.xml b/hello-vertx/pom.xml
index b36c317..a8471e0 100644
--- a/hello-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/hello-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
         <artifactId>vertx-stack-depchain</artifactId>
-        <version>4.5.14</version>
+        <version>4.5.18</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/simple-vertx/pom.xml b/simple-vertx/pom.xml
index 4e394ea..6af5731 100644
--- a/simple-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/simple-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
         <artifactId>vertx-stack-depchain</artifactId>
-        <version>4.5.14</version>
+        <version>4.5.18</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>