diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16ac171a4..76927dc68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <unix.socket.directory/>
     <unix.socket.port/>
     <vertx.surefire.useModulePath>true</vertx.surefire.useModulePath>
-    <testcontainers.version>1.17.6</testcontainers.version>
+    <testcontainers.version>1.20.6</testcontainers.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/vertx-pg-client/pom.xml b/vertx-pg-client/pom.xml
index d1aa27f73..e0038fc73 100644
--- a/vertx-pg-client/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx-pg-client/pom.xml
@@ -76,13 +76,12 @@
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
-  <dependency>
-    <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-    <artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
-    <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
-    <scope>test</scope>
-  </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
+      <artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
+      <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>