diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-mysql-client-3.9/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-mysql-client-3.9/build.gradle
index 0a8136a7ea0..14071efc063 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-mysql-client-3.9/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-mysql-client-3.9/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ muzzle {
     group = 'io.vertx'
     module = 'vertx-mysql-client'
     versions = '[3.9.0,4)'
+    javaVersion = '11'
     assertInverse = true
   }
 }
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.0/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.0/build.gradle
index cfa4eba8fa5..3b887b4a269 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.0/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.0/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ muzzle {
     // 4.1.1 is the first version where PgConnectionFactory is public
     // see https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vertx-sql-client/pull/986
     versions = '[4.1.1,5)'
-    assertInverse = true
+  }
+  fail {
+    group = 'io.vertx'
+    module = 'vertx-pg-client'
+    // 4.1.1 is the first version where PgConnectionFactory is public
+    // see https://github.com/eclipse-vertx/vertx-sql-client/pull/986
+    versions = '(,4.1.1)'
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.4.2/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.4.2/build.gradle
index fa167b7090d..fdc8fe1e71c 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.4.2/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-pg-client-4.4.2/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ muzzle {
   pass {
     group = 'io.vertx'
     module = 'vertx-pg-client'
-    versions = '[4.4.2,4.6.0)'
+    versions = '[4.4.2,)'
     assertInverse = true
   }
 }
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-redis-client-3.9/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-redis-client-3.9/build.gradle
index 62c07d97b7f..e058b993307 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-redis-client-3.9/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-redis-client-3.9/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ muzzle {
     group = 'io.vertx'
     module = 'vertx-redis-client'
     versions = '[3.9.0,)'
+    javaVersion = '11'
     assertInverse = true
   }
 }
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-sql-client-3.9/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-sql-client-3.9/build.gradle
index b0da108ffc6..9dfcd4d305c 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-sql-client-3.9/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-sql-client-3.9/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ muzzle {
     group = "io.vertx"
     module = "vertx-sql-client"
     versions = "[3.9.0,)"
+    javaVersion = "11"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-3.9/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-3.9/build.gradle
index fb2b97a06b8..5861f0980eb 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-3.9/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-3.9/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ muzzle {
   pass {
     group = 'io.vertx'
     module = "vertx-web"
-    versions = "[3.8.1,5)"
+    versions = "[3.8.1,)" // it won't fail on 5+ since won't apply
+    javaVersion = "11"
     assertInverse = true
   }
 }
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-4.0/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-4.0/build.gradle
index b18d87758bb..0b0ebe88d4f 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-4.0/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/vertx-web-4.0/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ muzzle {
     group = 'io.vertx'
     module = "vertx-web"
     versions = "[4.0.0,5)"
-    assertInverse = true
+  }
+  fail {
+    group = 'io.vertx'
+    module = "vertx-web"
+    versions = "(,4.0.0)"
   }
 }