diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8cac0c33..a6ea58cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <nexus.staging.autoReleaseAfterClose>true</nexus.staging.autoReleaseAfterClose>
     <java.version>17</java.version>
     <java.release>17</java.release>
-    <inject.version>9.4-RC3</inject.version>
+    <inject.version>9.8-RC1</inject.version>
     <http.version>2.0-RC2</http.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/validator-generator/pom.xml b/validator-generator/pom.xml
index cd677a76..b69965ea 100644
--- a/validator-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-generator/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-inject</artifactId>
-      <version>9.5</version>
+      <version>9.8-RC1</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>