diff --git a/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle b/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle
index c738f3b6f26..8837813426c 100644
--- a/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-postgresql:0.8.13.RELEASE'
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-postgresql')
 
-    testFixturesImplementation 'io.projectreactor:reactor-core:3.7.8'
+    testFixturesImplementation 'io.projectreactor:reactor-core:3.7.9'
     testFixturesImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
 }