diff --git a/backpressure/pom.xml b/backpressure/pom.xml
index 8f6a54178799..c9d24f0621b5 100644
--- a/backpressure/pom.xml
+++ b/backpressure/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
             <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.0-M1</version>
+            <version>3.8.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>