diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServerHandler.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServerHandler.java
index a05c1118b4..c9b89dd80c 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServerHandler.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/echo/EchoServerHandler.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package io.netty.example.echo;
 
 import io.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler.Sharable;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
 import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundStreamHandlerAdapter;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 /**
  * Handler implementation for the echo server.
  */
+@Sharable
 public class EchoServerHandler extends ChannelInboundStreamHandlerAdapter {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d1e1ea29e..9ba5005333 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
             <artifactId>netty-build</artifactId>
-            <version>8</version>
+            <version>9</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>