diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11511bcb9..44f42f8bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
         <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.17.Final</version>
+        <version>4.1.42.Final</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>