diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf56caa..69ee157 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
             <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.68.Final</version>
+            <version>4.1.79.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Force a newer version of Commons-Lang3 -->
         <dependency>