diff --git a/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml b/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml
index 303c2f15bb..5f96ecf96c 100644
--- a/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build/optaplanner-build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <!-- Normal dependency versions -->
     <version.ch.qos.logback>1.2.10</version.ch.qos.logback>
     <version.com.thoughtworks.xstream>1.4.20</version.com.thoughtworks.xstream>
-    <version.io.quarkus>2.13.9.Final</version.io.quarkus>
+    <version.io.quarkus>2.16.12.Final</version.io.quarkus>
     <version.org.apache.commons.math3>3.6.1</version.org.apache.commons.math3>
     <version.org.apache.commons.text>1.10.0</version.org.apache.commons.text>
     <version.org.apache.poi>4.1.2</version.org.apache.poi>