diff --git a/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/src/main/resources/application.properties b/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/src/main/resources/application.properties
index e7bed21f..712b6582 100644
--- a/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/301-quarkus-vertx-kafka/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kafka.bootstrap.servers=localhost:9092
 
 # Kafka AVRO scenario
 mp.messaging.connector.smallrye-kafka.apicurio.registry.url=http://localhost:8081/apis/registry/v2
+# TODO https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/42504#issuecomment-2286638391
+mp.messaging.connector.smallrye-kafka.apicurio.registry.dereference-schema=true
 
 vertx.kafka.producer.delay-ms=100
 vertx.kafka.producer.batch-size=1