diff --git a/arm-quickstart-templates/hivemq-vm-cluster/azuredeploy.json b/arm-quickstart-templates/hivemq-vm-cluster/azuredeploy.json
index a69457e..c379396 100644
--- a/arm-quickstart-templates/hivemq-vm-cluster/azuredeploy.json
+++ b/arm-quickstart-templates/hivemq-vm-cluster/azuredeploy.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     },
     "hivemqVersion": {
       "type": "string",
-      "defaultValue": "4.27.0",
+      "defaultValue": "4.28.0",
       "metadata": {
         "description": "The HiveMQ Version"
       }