diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87701010a..20603928a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
       <artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>
-      <version>LATEST</version>
+      <version>4.5.24</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>