diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19f23f5e5b4..d1743ec97ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
     <artifactId>vertx5-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6</version>
+    <version>7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>vertx-core-aggregator</artifactId>