diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e8b52f861f..f69676e699 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
             <artifactId>netty-build</artifactId>
-            <version>6</version>
+            <version>7</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>