diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/java-vertx/rx/pom.xml b/samples/server/petstore/java-vertx/rx/pom.xml
index 8e1a96f88ef..60a613333e3 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/java-vertx/rx/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/java-vertx/rx/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
3.3
1.2.0
2.3
- 2.7.4
+ 2.9.0
@@ -72,15 +72,14 @@
-
+
io.vertx.core.Starter
io.swagger.server.api.MainApiVerticle
-
+
${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-fat.jar