diff --git a/blackbox-test/pom.xml b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
index add01ad3..0dabf8ad 100644
--- a/blackbox-test/pom.xml
+++ b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->
diff --git a/validator-generator/pom.xml b/validator-generator/pom.xml
index b08d1b71..60ea85cd 100644
--- a/validator-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-generator/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.5</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml b/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
index d2e5cc65..720cba99 100644
--- a/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.5</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>