diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70c4e78c..b8b7c433 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
-		<netty.version>4.1.21.Final</netty.version>
+		<netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
 		<logback.version>1.0.13</logback.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>