diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cb8e055f0..b6a0a014c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <skipUTs>${skipTests}</skipUTs>
-        <netty.version>4.2.16.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.2.18.Final</netty.version>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>