diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c932f05c..0f0fb917d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.18.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>2.9.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
 
-    <netty.version>4.1.111.Final</netty.version>
+    <netty.version>4.2.0.Final</netty.version>
     <luaj-jse.version>3.0</luaj-jse.version>
     <jbcrypt.version>0.3m</jbcrypt.version>
     <servlet-api.version>2.4</servlet-api.version>