diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index ecba7eb7b..ef632be55 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.78.Final</version>
+                <version>4.1.79.Final</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>