diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9cc98c33..823c07483 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <build.number>unknown</build.number>
-        <netty.version>4.0.14.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.0.17.Final</netty.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>