diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index 0ac81f2ff..5a97346e0 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.115.Final</version>
+                <version>4.1.118.Final</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>