diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf7faa52..24ce1668 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <vertx.version>4.1.4</vertx.version>
     <logback.version>1.2.6</logback.version>
     <jackson-databind.version>2.11.2</jackson-databind.version>
-    <junit.version>5.8.0</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.8.1</junit.version>
     <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
     <maven.surefire.version>3.0.0-M5</maven.surefire.version>
   </properties>