diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52b1fda59..f97ca0d4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <build.number>unknown</build.number>
-        <netty.version>4.0.9.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.0.12.Final</netty.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>