diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index 9baa48916..8a92d2233 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.80.Final</version>
+                <version>4.1.81.Final</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>