diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index af769cc69..7434c67c5 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <bnd.version>6.4.0</bnd.version>
         <zookeeper.version>3.9.3_1</zookeeper.version>
-        <netty.version>4.1.121.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.2.12.Final</netty.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
         <logback.version>1.5.18</logback.version>
         <hawtdispatch.version>1.22</hawtdispatch.version>