diff --git a/grails-test-examples/async-events-pubsub-demo/build.gradle b/grails-test-examples/async-events-pubsub-demo/build.gradle
index ed4e6f6d351..8cba19911f6 100644
--- a/grails-test-examples/async-events-pubsub-demo/build.gradle
+++ b/grails-test-examples/async-events-pubsub-demo/build.gradle
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP'
 
     testImplementation 'io.micronaut.serde:micronaut-serde-jackson:2.10.2'
-    testImplementation 'io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client:4.6.5'
+    testImplementation 'io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client:4.8.4'
     testImplementation 'org.grails:grails-web-testing-support'
 }