diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 81dfe8ed4441a..18fec6cbc44b5 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <smallrye-context-propagation.version>1.1.0</smallrye-context-propagation.version>
         <smallrye-reactive-streams-operators.version>1.0.13</smallrye-reactive-streams-operators.version>
         <smallrye-converter-api.version>1.4.0</smallrye-converter-api.version>
-        <smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>2.7.1</smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>
+        <smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>2.8.0</smallrye-reactive-messaging.version>
         <jakarta.activation.version>1.2.1</jakarta.activation.version>
         <jakarta.annotation-api.version>1.3.5</jakarta.annotation-api.version>
         <jakarta.el-impl.version>3.0.3</jakarta.el-impl.version>
diff --git a/extensions/reactive-messaging-http/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactivemessaging/websocket/sink/app/WebSocketEmitter.java b/extensions/reactive-messaging-http/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactivemessaging/websocket/sink/app/WebSocketEmitter.java
index d9df89f708038..3ae01e3f9f5b9 100644
--- a/extensions/reactive-messaging-http/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactivemessaging/websocket/sink/app/WebSocketEmitter.java
+++ b/extensions/reactive-messaging-http/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/reactivemessaging/websocket/sink/app/WebSocketEmitter.java
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ public class WebSocketEmitter {
 
     @Inject
     @Channel("my-ws-sink")
-    Emitter emitter;
+    Emitter<Object> emitter;
 
     @Inject
     @Channel("ws-sink-with-serializer")
-    Emitter emitterWithCustomSerializer;
+    Emitter<Object> emitterWithCustomSerializer;
 
     public void sendMessage(Message<?> message) {
         emitter.send(message);