diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd75b2c63..7f7013544 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <build.number>unknown</build.number>
-        <netty.version>4.0.0.CR7</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.0.0.CR8</netty.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>