diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 27ad665..b9e6212 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>net.zyclonite.nassh</groupId>
     <artifactId>nassh-relay</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.29</version>
+    <version>1.1.30</version>
 
     <organization>
         <name>zyclonite networx</name>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </developers>
 
     <properties>
-        <vertx.version>4.4.3</vertx.version>
+        <vertx.version>4.4.4</vertx.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.20.0</log4j2.version>
         <vertx.main>${project.groupId}.MainVerticle</vertx.main>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>