diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 216c48631..2e55317ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
 		<logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
 		<testng.version>6.9.10</testng.version>
-		<netty.version>4.1.3.Final</netty.version>
+		<netty.version>4.1.62.Final</netty.version>
 		<hamcrest.library.version>1.3</hamcrest.library.version>
 		<hamcrest.jpa-matchers>1.8</hamcrest.jpa-matchers>
 		<lambdaj.version>2.3.3</lambdaj.version>