diff --git a/backpressure/pom.xml b/backpressure/pom.xml
index fcc15892fb8a..e05b426d7c4d 100644
--- a/backpressure/pom.xml
+++ b/backpressure/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
             <artifactId>reactor-test</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.0-M1</version>
+            <version>3.8.0-M2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>