diff --git a/quickfixj-core/pom.xml b/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
index ded902bf65..13cbf97ee1 100644
--- a/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-core/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.netty</groupId>
 			<artifactId>netty-example</artifactId>
-			<version>4.1.119.Final</version>
+			<version>4.2.0.Final</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>