diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 17988effa..9840ffb1f 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
             <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.17.Final</version>
+            <version>4.0.33.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.basho.riak.protobuf</groupId>