diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7aa0121..52a12e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     <hadoop.version>2.8.0</hadoop.version>
     <guava.version>13.0.1</guava.version>
     <!-- inlined with twill's netty version-->
-    <netty.version>4.1.16.Final</netty.version>
+    <netty.version>4.1.42.Final</netty.version>
     <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
     <!-- properties for script build step that creates the config files for the artifacts -->
     <app.parents>system:cdap-data-streams[6.0.0,7.0.0)</app.parents>