diff --git a/connectors/kafka/pom.xml b/connectors/kafka/pom.xml
index 18a1dd7e4f..7d3a0db912 100644
--- a/connectors/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-      <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
+      <version>4.1.118.Final</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>