diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
index 928754f30..ed4ab1725 100644
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
     <rx.netty.version>0.5.3</rx.netty.version>
     <rx.java.version>1.3.8</rx.java.version>
-    <netty.version>4.2.3.Final</netty.version>
+    <netty.version>4.2.5.Final</netty.version>
     <moditect.skip>true</moditect.skip>
   </properties>