diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 107e061..5b85e6e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         <logback.version>1.5.16</logback.version>
         <reactor.version>3.8.6</reactor.version>
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
-        <netty.version>4.1.107.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.2.16.Final</netty.version>
         <vertx.version>4.5.27</vertx.version>
 
         <!-- Test Dependencies -->