diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0843a3..8fb8d56 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         <logback.version>1.6.3</logback.version>
         <reactor.version>3.8.7</reactor.version>
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
-        <netty.version>4.2.17.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.2.18.Final</netty.version>
         <vertx.version>5.1.7</vertx.version>
 
         <!-- Test Dependencies -->