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index 3ad84c04..4f9e0ec1 100644
--- a/chapter-8/simple-benchmark/reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-8/simple-benchmark/reactive/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <quarkus-plugin.version>2.8.2.Final</quarkus-plugin.version>
+    <quarkus-plugin.version>2.12.0.Final</quarkus-plugin.version>
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus</quarkus.platform.group-id>
     <quarkus.platform.version>2.7.5.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
diff --git a/chapter-9/debezium/pom.xml b/chapter-9/debezium/pom.xml
index 35e9f856..0aea0e3e 100644
--- a/chapter-9/debezium/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-9/debezium/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <quarkus-plugin.version>2.8.2.Final</quarkus-plugin.version>
+        <quarkus-plugin.version>2.12.0.Final</quarkus-plugin.version>
         <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
         <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus</quarkus.platform.group-id>
         <quarkus.platform.version>2.7.5.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
diff --git a/chapter-9/hibernate-reactive/pom.xml b/chapter-9/hibernate-reactive/pom.xml
index 61f6c628..f07d504a 100644
--- a/chapter-9/hibernate-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-9/hibernate-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <quarkus-plugin.version>2.8.2.Final</quarkus-plugin.version>
+        <quarkus-plugin.version>2.12.0.Final</quarkus-plugin.version>
         <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
         <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus</quarkus.platform.group-id>
         <quarkus.platform.version>2.7.5.Final</quarkus.platform.version>
diff --git a/chapter-9/redis/pom.xml b/chapter-9/redis/pom.xml
index 0d840d32..72ea71fd 100644
--- a/chapter-9/redis/pom.xml
+++ b/chapter-9/redis/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <quarkus-plugin.version>2.8.2.Final</quarkus-plugin.version>
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         <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
         <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus</quarkus.platform.group-id>
         <quarkus.platform.version>2.7.5.Final</quarkus.platform.version>