diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index d0d2566..615861e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.15.Final</version>
+      <version>4.1.45.Final</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>