diff --git a/tests/testsuite/pom.xml b/tests/testsuite/pom.xml
index 87211a303..f71477bad 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/testsuite/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.66.Final</version>
+                <version>4.1.68.Final</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>