diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56401db..be5d3d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <commons.codec.version>1.9</commons.codec.version>
         <commons.net.version>3.3</commons.net.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.6.12</aspectj.version>
-        <netty.version>4.0.18.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
         <hibernate.validator.version>5.1.1.Final</hibernate.validator.version>
     </properties>