diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 2b84b7ca7092f..2cf3707db6f21 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <opentelemetry.version>1.19.0</opentelemetry.version>
         <opentelemetry-alpha.version>1.19.0-alpha</opentelemetry-alpha.version>
         <jaeger.version>1.8.1</jaeger.version>
-        <quarkus-http.version>4.1.9</quarkus-http.version>
+        <quarkus-http.version>4.2.1</quarkus-http.version>
         <micrometer.version>1.10.1</micrometer.version><!-- keep in sync with hdrhistogram -->
         <hdrhistogram.version>2.1.12</hdrhistogram.version><!-- keep in sync with micrometer -->
         <google-auth.version>0.22.0</google-auth.version>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <smallrye-context-propagation.version>1.2.2</smallrye-context-propagation.version>
         <smallrye-reactive-streams-operators.version>1.0.13</smallrye-reactive-streams-operators.version>
         <smallrye-reactive-types-converter.version>2.7.0</smallrye-reactive-types-converter.version>
-        <smallrye-mutiny-vertx-binding.version>2.27.0</smallrye-mutiny-vertx-binding.version>
+        <smallrye-mutiny-vertx-binding.version>2.28.0</smallrye-mutiny-vertx-binding.version>
         <smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>3.22.0</smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>
         <smallrye-stork.version>1.3.0</smallrye-stork.version>
         <jakarta.activation.version>1.2.1</jakarta.activation.version>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         <wildfly-client-config.version>1.0.1.Final</wildfly-client-config.version>
         <wildfly-elytron.version>1.20.1.Final</wildfly-elytron.version>
         <jboss-threads.version>3.4.3.Final</jboss-threads.version>
-        <vertx.version>4.3.4</vertx.version>
+        <vertx.version>4.3.5</vertx.version>
 
         <httpclient.version>4.5.13</httpclient.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.15</httpcore.version>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <infinispan.version>14.0.1.Final</infinispan.version>
         <infinispan.protostream.version>4.5.0.Final</infinispan.protostream.version>
         <caffeine.version>3.1.1</caffeine.version>
-        <netty.version>4.1.82.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.1.85.Final</netty.version>
         <brotli4j.version>1.8.0</brotli4j.version>
         <reactive-streams.version>1.0.3</reactive-streams.version>
         <jboss-logging.version>3.5.0.Final</jboss-logging.version>
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/AbstractRequestWrapper.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/AbstractRequestWrapper.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a88ae3ecc0c68..0000000000000
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/AbstractRequestWrapper.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,348 +0,0 @@
-package io.quarkus.vertx.http.runtime;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLPeerUnverifiedException;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLSession;
-import javax.security.cert.X509Certificate;
-
-import io.netty.handler.codec.DecoderResult;
-import io.vertx.core.AsyncResult;
-import io.vertx.core.Context;
-import io.vertx.core.Future;
-import io.vertx.core.Handler;
-import io.vertx.core.MultiMap;
-import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
-import io.vertx.core.http.Cookie;
-import io.vertx.core.http.HttpConnection;
-import io.vertx.core.http.HttpFrame;
-import io.vertx.core.http.HttpMethod;
-import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerFileUpload;
-import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerRequest;
-import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerResponse;
-import io.vertx.core.http.HttpVersion;
-import io.vertx.core.http.ServerWebSocket;
-import io.vertx.core.http.StreamPriority;
-import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpServerRequestInternal;
-import io.vertx.core.net.NetSocket;
-import io.vertx.core.net.SocketAddress;
-
-public abstract class AbstractRequestWrapper
-        implements HttpServerRequest, HttpServerRequestInternal {
-
-    protected final HttpServerRequest delegate;
-
-    protected AbstractRequestWrapper(HttpServerRequest request) {
-        delegate = request;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public long bytesRead() {
-        return delegate.bytesRead();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest exceptionHandler(Handler<Throwable> handler) {
-        delegate.exceptionHandler(handler);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest handler(Handler<Buffer> handler) {
-        delegate.handler(handler);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest pause() {
-        delegate.pause();
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest resume() {
-        delegate.resume();
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest fetch(long amount) {
-        delegate.fetch(amount);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest endHandler(Handler<Void> handler) {
-        delegate.endHandler(handler);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpVersion version() {
-        return delegate.version();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpMethod method() {
-        return delegate.method();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String uri() {
-        return delegate.uri();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String path() {
-        return delegate.path();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String query() {
-        return delegate.query();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerResponse response() {
-        return delegate.response();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public MultiMap headers() {
-        return delegate.headers();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getHeader(String s) {
-        return delegate.getHeader(s);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getHeader(CharSequence charSequence) {
-        return delegate.getHeader(charSequence);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public MultiMap params() {
-        return delegate.params();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getParam(String s) {
-        return delegate.getParam(s);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public SocketAddress remoteAddress() {
-        return delegate.remoteAddress();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public SocketAddress localAddress() {
-        return delegate.localAddress();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public X509Certificate[] peerCertificateChain() throws SSLPeerUnverifiedException {
-        return delegate.peerCertificateChain();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public SSLSession sslSession() {
-        return delegate.sslSession();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String absoluteURI() {
-        return delegate.absoluteURI();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String scheme() {
-        return delegate.scheme();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String host() {
-        return delegate.host();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest customFrameHandler(Handler<HttpFrame> handler) {
-        delegate.customFrameHandler(handler);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpConnection connection() {
-        return delegate.connection();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest bodyHandler(Handler<Buffer> handler) {
-        delegate.bodyHandler(handler);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest setExpectMultipart(boolean b) {
-        delegate.setExpectMultipart(b);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isExpectMultipart() {
-        return delegate.isExpectMultipart();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest uploadHandler(Handler<HttpServerFileUpload> handler) {
-        delegate.uploadHandler(handler);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public MultiMap formAttributes() {
-        return delegate.formAttributes();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getFormAttribute(String s) {
-        return delegate.getFormAttribute(s);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isEnded() {
-        return delegate.isEnded();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isSSL() {
-        return delegate.isSSL();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest streamPriorityHandler(Handler<StreamPriority> handler) {
-        delegate.streamPriorityHandler(handler);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public StreamPriority streamPriority() {
-        return delegate.streamPriority();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Cookie getCookie(String name) {
-        return delegate.getCookie(name);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int cookieCount() {
-        return delegate.cookieCount();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public Map<String, Cookie> cookieMap() {
-        return delegate.cookieMap();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getParam(String paramName, String defaultValue) {
-        return delegate.getParam(paramName, defaultValue);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int streamId() {
-        return delegate.streamId();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Cookie getCookie(String name, String domain, String path) {
-        return delegate.getCookie(name, domain, path);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Set<Cookie> cookies(String name) {
-        return delegate.cookies(name);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Set<Cookie> cookies() {
-        return delegate.cookies();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest body(Handler<AsyncResult<Buffer>> handler) {
-        return delegate.body(handler);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void end(Handler<AsyncResult<Void>> handler) {
-        delegate.end(handler);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void toNetSocket(Handler<AsyncResult<NetSocket>> handler) {
-        delegate.toNetSocket(handler);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void toWebSocket(Handler<AsyncResult<ServerWebSocket>> handler) {
-        delegate.toWebSocket(handler);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest routed(String route) {
-        return delegate.routed(route);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Buffer> body() {
-        return delegate.body();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<Void> end() {
-        return delegate.end();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<NetSocket> toNetSocket() {
-        return delegate.toNetSocket();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Future<ServerWebSocket> toWebSocket() {
-        return delegate.toWebSocket();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Context context() {
-        return ((HttpServerRequestInternal) delegate).context();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Object metric() {
-        return ((HttpServerRequestInternal) delegate).metric();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public DecoderResult decoderResult() {
-        return delegate.decoderResult();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public HttpServerRequest setParamsCharset(String charset) {
-        delegate.setParamsCharset(charset);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getParamsCharset() {
-        return delegate.getParamsCharset();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedServerRequestWrapper.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedServerRequestWrapper.java
index 9458c19dd8e41..be66878e384a1 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedServerRequestWrapper.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ForwardedServerRequestWrapper.java
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@
 import io.vertx.core.http.ServerWebSocket;
 import io.vertx.core.http.StreamPriority;
 import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpServerRequestInternal;
+import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpServerRequestWrapper;
 import io.vertx.core.net.NetSocket;
 import io.vertx.core.net.SocketAddress;
 
-class ForwardedServerRequestWrapper implements HttpServerRequest, HttpServerRequestInternal {
-
-    private final HttpServerRequestInternal delegate;
+class ForwardedServerRequestWrapper extends HttpServerRequestWrapper implements HttpServerRequest {
     private final ForwardedParser forwardedParser;
 
     private boolean modified;
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ class ForwardedServerRequestWrapper implements HttpServerRequest, HttpServerRequ
     private String absoluteURI;
 
     ForwardedServerRequestWrapper(HttpServerRequest request, ForwardingProxyOptions forwardingProxyOptions) {
-        delegate = (HttpServerRequestInternal) request;
+        super((HttpServerRequestInternal) request);
         forwardedParser = new ForwardedParser(delegate, forwardingProxyOptions);
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ResumingRequestWrapper.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ResumingRequestWrapper.java
index 95bdc6ef09b40..f30dbe982d058 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ResumingRequestWrapper.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/ResumingRequestWrapper.java
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 import io.vertx.core.buffer.Buffer;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerFileUpload;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerRequest;
+import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpServerRequestInternal;
+import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpServerRequestWrapper;
 
-class ResumingRequestWrapper extends AbstractRequestWrapper {
+class ResumingRequestWrapper extends HttpServerRequestWrapper {
 
     private boolean userSetState;
 
     ResumingRequestWrapper(HttpServerRequest request) {
-        super(request);
+        super((HttpServerRequestInternal) request);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/filters/QuarkusRequestWrapper.java b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/filters/QuarkusRequestWrapper.java
index 8ec30b3390928..515fa0ab5818f 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/filters/QuarkusRequestWrapper.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/runtime/filters/QuarkusRequestWrapper.java
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 
-import io.quarkus.vertx.http.runtime.AbstractRequestWrapper;
 import io.vertx.core.Handler;
 import io.vertx.core.http.Cookie;
 import io.vertx.core.http.CookieSameSite;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerRequest;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpServerResponse;
+import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpServerRequestInternal;
+import io.vertx.core.http.impl.HttpServerRequestWrapper;
 
-public class QuarkusRequestWrapper extends AbstractRequestWrapper {
+public class QuarkusRequestWrapper extends HttpServerRequestWrapper {
 
     /**
      * Huge hack, to work around the fact that there is no way to directly access this class once it is wrapped,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public class QuarkusRequestWrapper extends AbstractRequestWrapper {
     private final BiConsumer<Cookie, HttpServerRequest> cookieConsumer;
 
     public QuarkusRequestWrapper(HttpServerRequest event, BiConsumer<Cookie, HttpServerRequest> cookieConsumer) {
-        super(event);
+        super((HttpServerRequestInternal) event);
         this.cookieConsumer = cookieConsumer;
         this.response = new ResponseWrapper(delegate.response(), event);
         event.exceptionHandler(new Handler<Throwable>() {
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
index 5d7b152defe7f..5d026f7e7cc5d 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <jakarta.json.version>1.1.6</jakarta.json.version>
         <mutiny.version>1.8.0</mutiny.version>
         <smallrye-common.version>1.13.2</smallrye-common.version>
-        <vertx.version>4.3.4</vertx.version>
+        <vertx.version>4.3.5</vertx.version>
         <rest-assured.version>4.5.1</rest-assured.version>
         <commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>1.0.0.Final</commons-logging-jboss-logging.version>
         <jboss-jaxb-api_2.3_spec.version>2.0.0.Final</jboss-jaxb-api_2.3_spec.version>
diff --git a/jakarta/rewrite.yml b/jakarta/rewrite.yml
index 2de6593d6f117..d56ecf6c40460 100644
--- a/jakarta/rewrite.yml
+++ b/jakarta/rewrite.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ recipeList:
       newValue: 6.0.0
   - org.openrewrite.maven.ChangePropertyValue:
       key: quarkus-http.version
-      newValue: 5.0.0.Alpha2
+      newValue: 5.0.0.Alpha3
   # Transaction
   - org.openrewrite.maven.ChangePropertyValue:
       key: version.jta